Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FINCH III, FRED E

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
927
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 900 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
33.7%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643159 DIRECT CURRENT (DC) TO DC BOOST CONVERTER AND LOAD MONITORING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18524005 POWER STAGE CIRCUIT WITH PULL-DOWN CIRCUITRY FOR REDUCING POWER LOSSES Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18496327 CIRCUIT WITH OUTPUT TERMINAL AND SELECTIVE CLAMPING Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18234532 SOFT SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18532388 GRID FIRMING INVERTER FOR FAST VOLTAGE SUPPORT IN MICROGRID Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18632206 POWER CONVERTER, POWER ADAPTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND POWER CONVERSION METHOD Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18726082 SOFT SWITCH CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER SOURCE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18478485 VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH ACTIVE SHUNT Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC
18589749 PFM Transition Hysteresis Scheme for Peak-Current Mode Buck Converters Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18606319 SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CIRCUIT CONTROL IN POWER CONVERTERS Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18634618 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-PHASE INVERTER OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18602730 RESONANT CONVERTER FOR A CORONA GENERATOR Non-Final OA BOURNS, INC.
18396016 FAST DIGITAL CONTROL FOR A VOLTAGE CONVERTER Non-Final OA Renesas Design (UK) Limited
18361345 DIGITAL CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Renesas Design (UK) Limited
18643731 CONTROLLER, ISOLATED POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHANGHAI BRIGHT POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
18485201 VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
18598849 TWO-STAGE SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS WITH RIPPLE CURRENT CANCELATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
18614359 Power Management Circuit with Inrush-Protection Device Bypass Non-Final OA SiliconBrite Technologies, Inc.
18597218 Control Method for a Grid Following Voltage Source Converter without Phase Locked Loop Non-Final OA TRANSGRID SOLUTIONS INC.
18532976 POWER SWITCHING REGULATOR FOR SWITCHING FREQUENCY AVOIDANCE Non-Final OA Atmosic Technologies, Inc.

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