Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HILTUNEN, THOMAS J

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

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
1,284
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
703
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1248 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
38.2%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18455781 DRIVER CIRCUIT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18611657 RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER (VGA) WITH VARYING GAIN ELEMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18588766 LOAD-VARIANCE MANAGEMENT FOR VOLTAGE-REGULATED SYSTEMS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19215895 PHASE-LOCKED LOOP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19275153 High Voltage Converter Power Stage Non-Final OA 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
18772295 LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR AND CAPACITOR COMPENSATION METHOD Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
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.
18745299 POLARIZATION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS INCLUDING RADIOFREQUENCY ANALOG CIRCUITS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18974635 POWER-ON RESET CIRCUITS WITH BROWNOUT DETECTION Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation

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