Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FINCH III, FRED E

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836 2838 2896

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fred E. Finch III is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2836. He has overseen 924 resolved cases, providing a broad statistical basis for his prosecution metrics. His allowance rate is 80.2 percent. This rate indicates that a large majority of applications assigned to him reach a successful grant. Applicants can use this 80.2 percent figure to understand the high probability of success for cases in this art unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 17.2 percent for this examiner. This metric indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a significant increase in the likelihood of receiving an allowance. An interview lift of 17.2 percent suggests that direct communication is an effective way to resolve outstanding issues and move an application toward a grant. Practitioners should consider this strategy to capitalize on the examiner's responsiveness to verbal engagement.

The median days to allowance for applications under his review is 900. This figure represents the typical timeframe for reaching a resolution in successful cases. A median of 900 days helps in managing expectations for the total duration of the prosecution process. With 924 resolved cases, these figures provide a well-supported view of the examiner's historical performance and efficiency.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+12.2% vs TC avg
952
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
900
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 924 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19009064 SWITCHING REGULATOR CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18876043 Power controller and power conversion device having the same Non-Final OA LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
18956137 CONTROLLER FOR A RESONANT CONVERTER Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
19041750 DIRECT CURRENT POWER CONVERTER AND DIRECT CURRENT POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18632206 POWER CONVERTER, POWER ADAPTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND POWER CONVERSION METHOD Final Rejection Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18475728 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19102362 MULTI-MODE POWER CONVERTERS WITH SHARED COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19077945 RESONANT CONVERTER Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18884289 SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18478485 VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH ACTIVE SHUNT Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
19046624 MULTI-PHASE VOLTAGE REGULATOR OPERABLE WITH FEWER FEEDBACK LOOPS Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
19038799 DUAL OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT IN A POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
19001950 LOAD POWER BASED DC-DC CONVERTER Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
19036794 BUCK-BOOST REGULATOR WITH PASS THROUGH MODE AND THE METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
19099191 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA Dometic Sweden AB
19051453 POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18361345 DIGITAL CONTROLLER Final Rejection Renesas Design (UK) Limited

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