Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HILTUNEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2842 2849

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
1,269
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
703
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1242 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
71.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18755312 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REGULATE TRANSISTOR SWITCHING Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
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 Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18952576 SWITCH FET BODY CURRENT MANAGEMENT DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18627676 SWITCHING CIRCUIT FOR POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITS AND FRONT-END MODULES (FEMS) Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
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.
18717749 VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Wise-Integration
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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