Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LAXTON, GARY L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838 2896

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.4%
Allow Rate
+18.4% vs TC avg
1,119
Total Applications
+5.7%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1100 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18050203 VOLTAGE BALANCING IN HALF-BRIDGE VOLTAGE CONVERTER Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18154411 POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18517386 DC-DC CONVERTER AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18320804 Secondary side peak current controlled mode flyback converter Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
18286483 VOLTAGE BOOSTING RECTIFIER CIRCUIT Final Rejection Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
18321468 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18364088 TRAPEZOIDAL CURRENT CONTROL IN ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMERS Final Rejection VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18543335 UNIVERSAL POWER ELECTRONICS BUILDING BLOCK (U-PEBB) BASED DELTA-CONNECTED CASCADE MULTILEVEL CONVERTER Non-Final OA The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18270700 POWER INVERTER Final Rejection UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA
18631741 HIGH EFFICIENCY REGULATED HYBRID CONVERTER WITH MULTIPLE CAPACITIVE CURRENT CARRYING BRANCHES Non-Final OA Renesas Design (UK) Limited
18737636 FEEDBACK CIRCUIT WITH ADJUSTABLE LOOP GAIN FOR A BOOST CONVERTER Non-Final OA GOODIX TECHNOLOGY (HK) COMPANY LIMITED
18492218 POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18579327 THREE-LEVEL CONTROL CIRCUIT, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Ace Power and Technology Co., Ltd

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