Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KINKEAD, ARNOLD M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2496 2817 2842 2843 2849

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
1,399
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
738
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18942341 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18044497 OSCILLATION CIRCUIT, DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18924876 Wideband Voltage-Controlled Oscillator Circuitry Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19012580 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING CONTACTS ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19055702 QUANTUM CIRCUIT FOR IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-CONTROLLED NOT GATE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19042341 WIRELESS, ENERGY HARVESTER WITH MODULAR SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA NANOFLEX POWER CORPORATION
18806812 LASER-FREE SINGLE QUBIT GATE Non-Final OA Quantinuum LLC

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