Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HILTUNEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2842 2849

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
1265
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
761
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1235 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
39.7%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18755312 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REGULATE TRANSISTOR SWITCHING Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18678694 PULSE FREQUENCY MODULATION (PFM) MODE FOR A MULTIPHASE CONVERTER Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18209526 BANDGAP CURRENT REFERENCE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18307320 BANDGAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH CURRENT MIRROR LOOP Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18720945 CURRENT OUTPUT DEVICE, METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18455781 DRIVER CIRCUIT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18588766 LOAD-VARIANCE MANAGEMENT FOR VOLTAGE-REGULATED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18794560 MEMORY DEVICES WITH REDUCED TIMING VARIATION AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18607714 Semiconductor Device Including a Voltage Regulator and an Integrated Circuit Module Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18572285 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE OF A DEPLETION LAYER OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18745299 POLARIZATION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS INCLUDING RADIOFREQUENCY ANALOG CIRCUITS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18643857 SUPPRESSION OF REBALANCING CURRENTS IN A SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18627676 SWITCHING CIRCUIT FOR POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITS AND FRONT-END MODULES (FEMS) Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18956821 CLOCK GENERATING CIRCUIT AND CLOCK DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE CLOCK GENERATING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18772295 LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR AND CAPACITOR COMPENSATION METHOD Final Rejection Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
18937120 Efficient Switching Circuit Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18952576 SWITCH FET BODY CURRENT MANAGEMENT DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18670168 BIAS SUPPLY CONTROL AND DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
18398556 CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING BIAS VOLTAGES IN SUBSTRATE CLAMP CIRCUITS Final Rejection Navitas Semiconductor Limited
18770625 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
18799565 SINGLE-ENDED INPUT BIAS ADAPTATION RECEIVER Final Rejection MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
18661665 INTEGRATED BUILDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATING SYSTEM USING FAULT MANAGED MICROGRID Final Rejection Sinclair Digital Services, Inc.
18408535 POWER SUPPLY SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT, CHIP AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL Non-Final OA VANCHIP (TIANJIN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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