Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FREAL, JOHN BRENDAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2847 3729

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner John Brendan Freal works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2847. There are 204 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 93.1 percent. This percentage provides a metric for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 818. This timeframe is a factor in managing patent applications for clients.

The interview lift is 8.7 percent. For the 204 resolved cases, this lift shows the correlation between interviews and outcomes. The 818 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Practitioners can use the 93.1 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2847 data to inform strategy for their applications. These metrics from Tech Center 3700 assist in prosecution planning for the office.

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

Performance Statistics

93.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
212
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
818
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 204 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
36.9%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884151 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
18061109 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE ARCHITECTURES WITH IMPROVED COOLING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17833568 ULTRA-LASER THOUGH HOLE (ULTH) BY MULTI-STACKED CORE CONCEPT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18788314 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, MULTILAYER-CERAMIC-CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MULTILAYER-CERAMIC-CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18848555 PRINTED WIRING BOARD SUBSTRATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
18941499 CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18769552 PACKAGE WITH RECESS FOR BALANCING CREEPAGE CURRENT PATHS Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18410769 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DELAMINATION REDUCTION MECHANISM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18771523 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18841838 THIN FILM CAPACITOR AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18718839 STRETCHABLE, FABRIC SENSOR, WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Yale University

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