Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HILTUNEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2646 2816 2836 2842 2849

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thomas J. Hiltunen operates within Art Unit 2646 of Tech Center 2800. The data shows 1256 resolved cases for this examiner. An allowance rate of 81.4 percent is recorded for these matters. The median time to allowance is 704 days. These figures provide a basis for understanding the prosecution timeline and success rate in his portfolio. The 1256 resolved cases represent the total volume of his completed work shown here. This volume of work allows for a further review of examiner tendencies.

The interview lift is 6.1 percent. This 6.1 percent lift can be compared to the 81.4 percent allowance rate to evaluate the effect of interviews. Practitioners may use the 704 days median to estimate the duration of the grant process. In Art Unit 2646, the interview lift indicates how outcomes change when an interview occurs. This analysis of resolved cases helps in understanding the examiner's historical patterns. The relationship between the grant frequency and the impact of verbal communication is a central element of this profile.

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

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
1,291
Total Applications
+6.1%
Interview Lift
704
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1256 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
37.9%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19252071 GATING APPARATUS AND GATING METHOD Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18611657 RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER (VGA) WITH VARYING GAIN ELEMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18800331 AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM, AMPLIFICATION MODULE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18643857 SUPPRESSION OF REBALANCING CURRENTS IN A SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18408627 POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND POWER AMPLIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18588766 LOAD-VARIANCE MANAGEMENT FOR VOLTAGE-REGULATED SYSTEMS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19275153 High Voltage Converter Power Stage Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18989855 CASCODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18678694 PULSE FREQUENCY MODULATION (PFM) MODE FOR A MULTIPHASE CONVERTER Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18638069 HIGH-SIDE SWITCH CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18307320 BANDGAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH CURRENT MIRROR LOOP Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19215895 PHASE-LOCKED LOOP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19229959 JITTER IMPEDANCE DELAY LOCK LOOP Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18794560 MEMORY DEVICES WITH REDUCED TIMING VARIATION AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18607714 Semiconductor Device Including a Voltage Regulator and an Integrated Circuit Module Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18618485 SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
19041411 POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA Arm Limited

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