Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

William Hernandez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2836 2842 2849 2852

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM has resolved 963 cases in tech center 2800 and art unit 2816. The allowance rate is 93.9%, with a 4.1% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 587 days. This combination records frequent allowances and a comparatively short path to allowance, while interviews show limited additional effect in the available data.

Analog Devices Inc., Lam Research Corporation, and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute are the leading companies. Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC, Polygon IP, LLP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC are the listed firms. Applicants in semiconductor and electronics technologies can use the profile to calibrate prosecution expectations and resource planning.

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

Performance Statistics

93.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
978
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
587
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 963 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
36.9%
§102 Novelty
12.9%
§103 Obviousness
36.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19096252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LEVEL PULSING IN RF PLASMA TOOLS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18422776 SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUITS GENERATING SPIKE SIGNALS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18957997 SWITCH CONTROLLER HAVING A DYNAMIC SCALING CIRCUIT Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19085578 SWITCHING DRIVERS Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
19042965 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING DC OFFSET FROM A SIGNAL Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
19007287 SOLID STATE SWITCH Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William Hernandez's allowance rate?

93.9% of resolved applications examined by William Hernandez were allowed (963 resolved cases), compared with 65.8% across Art Unit 2816 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William Hernandez?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William Hernandez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William Hernandez took 587 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William Hernandez work in?

William Hernandez examines applications in Art Unit 2816 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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