Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2891

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+4.2% vs TC avg
946
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
841
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 908 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18442638 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18420469 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, STRUCTURE OF POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18461338 DUAL CONTACTOR ELECTRICAL PANELBOARD ASSEMBLY, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
18435102 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE Final Rejection THINKWARE CORPORATION
18701043 CONVERTER Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18623538 Thermal-Control System Of A Mesh Network Device and Associated Mesh Network Devices Non-Final OA Google LLC
18268140 HEAT PIPE HEAT SINK FOR A PULSATING OPERATION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT PIPE HEAT SINK OF THIS KIND Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18510602 HEAT TRANSFER DEVICES FOR ENHANCED THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18682799 HIGH VOLTAGE GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR, HV GIS, FOR SINGLE OR THREE PHASE OPERATION Final Rejection Hitachi Energy Ltd
18276237 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Hitachi Energy Ltd
18582225 LIQUID COOLED POWER AMPLIFIER WITH INTERNAL FLUID CHANNELIZATION Non-Final OA BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18029446 COATED CONDUCTOR IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DIELECTRIC STRENGTH Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18494952 BUS BAR AND POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CURRENT SHAPING TERMINAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING A TERMINAL CONNECTOR Final Rejection Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18322001 Heat Dissipation Apparatus and Vehicle Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18582737 HYBRID CONDUCTOR-VAPOR CHAMBER HEAT SINK FOR HIGH POWER THIN ENVELOPE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Ciena Corporation
18616360 Shield For Fan-Cooled Units Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
17413688 EVAPORATIVE MICROCHIP COOLING Final Rejection NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
18631182 Enclosure and Optimizations Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
18486186 PARALLEL LOAD SERVICE FOR MULTI-FAMILY METERING DEVICES Final Rejection Siemens Industry, Inc.
18685361 ELECTRONICS HOUSING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Redarc Technologies Pty Ltd
18387852 COMBINATION HEAT DISSIPATION UNIT Non-Final OA ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS (CHINA) CO., LTD.
18635326 COMMON BUS SWITCHGEAR FOR MOBILE HYBRID MICRO-GRIDS Non-Final OA VOLTAGRID LLC
18630420 ELECTRICAL MODULES WITH REVERSIBLE CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Group Dekko, Inc.
18606753 HOUSING AND HOUSING GRASPING FEATURES USABLE WITH A HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Power Integrations, Inc.
18693268 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC POWERTRAINS Non-Final OA PUNCH TORINO S.P.A.
18564102 HEAT DISSIPATION PLATE, HEAT DISSIPATION PLATE COMPONENT, HEAT DISSIPATION COMPONENT, ELECTRIC CONTROL BOX, AND AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA HEFEI MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18520411 POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE FOR SWITCHGEAR AND SWITCHGEAR Final Rejection Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
18235345 POWER MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MOLD THEREOF Non-Final OA SENTEC E&E CO., LTD.
18357889 MODULAR POWER BOX Final Rejection Digital Porpoise, LLC
18265293 SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATIC CONNECTION AND/OR DISCONNECTION OF THE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY AND/OR DATA CONNECTION FOR REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS Final Rejection S-CUBE SRL

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