Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GUSHI, ROSS N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2832 2833 2834 2847 2875

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ross N. Gushi manages a volume of 1488 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2831. The examiner has an allowance rate of 83.9 percent, which is paired with a median days to allowance of 633. This combination defines the prosecution environment for applicants. The 1488 resolved cases provide a dataset, making these figures a reference for those filing in Tech Center 2800. The record of resolved cases establishes a pattern for future filings.

The interview lift for this examiner is 2.2 percent. While this lift is positive, the 83.9 percent allowance rate is the baseline, indicating that many cases reach allowance without an interview. Practitioners can expect a process in Art Unit 2831 where the 633 days to allowance and 2.2 percent lift guide their procedural decisions. These metrics offer an expectation of the timeline and the likelihood of success for applications under this examiner's review.

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

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
1,506
Total Applications
+2.2%
Interview Lift
633
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1488 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
37.5%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18597080 CONNECTOR AND DISK DEVICE Final Rejection Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18702040 CONTACT-MAKING ARRANGEMENT, ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18563315 JOINT TERMINAL Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18726108 CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18462541 BOLTLESS ELECTRICAL HEADER ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18843133 PUSH-IN TERMINAL BLOCK Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18843115 AUXILIARY TERMINAL BLOCK FOR USE WITH AN ELECTRONIC MODULE Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18599351 Quick Disconnect Terminal With Split Mating Interface Final Rejection TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
18100988 Signal Terminal, Charging End Assembly and Charging Base Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18645574 SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING LOSSY INSERTS Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
18365526 Contacts and Connectors Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
18381235 ELECTRICAL TERMINAL FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18122547 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS WIRE TERMINALS Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18663036 CONNECTION TERMINAL Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
18625210 CONNECTOR Final Rejection YAZAKI CORPORATION
18747510 CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
18253040 TERMINAL FOR ELECTRICAL CABLES Non-Final OA Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
18702732 CORROSION-RESISTANT PLUG CONNECTOR HOUSING Final Rejection HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KG
18787089 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE Non-Final OA Burndy, LLC
18622777 Electrical Connector Non-Final OA Tarng Yu Enterprise co., ltd.
18732643 INSULATION PIERCING CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Bamboo Dynamics Corporation., Ltd.

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