Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOUSTON, ADAM D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2842

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.0%

Allow Rate

+21.0% vs TC avg

646

Total Applications

-1.9%

Interview Lift

654

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 639 resolved cases, 2023–2026

2.7%

§101 Eligibility

43.4%

§102 Novelty

42.8%

§103 Obviousness

6.8%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18814061	System for Automatic Illumination of a Wearable Device	Non-Final OA	Apple Inc.
18686537	DLL CIRCUIT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE	Non-Final OA	SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19092251	METHODS AND APPARATUS TO RETIME DATA USING A PROGRAMMABLE DELAY	Non-Final OA	Texas Instruments Incorporated
18936877	UNIFORMITY CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR IMPEDANCE MATCH	Non-Final OA	Lam Research Corporation
19181866	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Renesas Electronics Corporation

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