Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
1526
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
809
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1497 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
46.3%
§102 Novelty
27.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18528170 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18426878 TWO-WAY RECEPTACLE FOR UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18465644 COAXIAL CABLE CLAMPING MEMBER Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
17926196 SURFACE-MOUNT-ASSEMBLY Z-SHAPED PIN Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18372054 CABLE STRAIN RELIEF APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED CABLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA UBICQUIA, INC.
18485731 Junction Box and Method For Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18470880 TIMEPIECE COMPONENT, CASE, TIMEPIECE AND TIMEPIECE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18293779 POWER OUTLET Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18400424 CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
18292060 RF CONNECTOR MOUNTING Non-Final OA Samtec, Inc.
18233931 TAMPER RESISTANT CONNECTOR SECURITY SLEEVE SYSTEM WITH TOOL-LESS TIGHTENING AND CONFIGURED TO USE A TOOL FOR LOOSENING Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18091598 CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING A RETAINING MEMBER FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED CONDUCTIVITY Non-Final OA PPC BROADBAND, INC.
18520744 CONNECTOR AND CONNECTING METHOD Non-Final OA Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
18460991 PROTECTIVE CASE FOR PRODUCT Non-Final OA Spigen Korea Co., Ltd.
18492898 PLUG-IN CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR SERIES MOUNTING, HAVING A BASE ELEMENT AND A PLUG, AND ENSEMBLE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
18100237 EXTERNAL PART COMPONENT OF A WATCH COMPRISING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND WATCH INCLUDING SAID EXTERNAL PART COMPONENT Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18536338 CONNECTOR ELEMENT FOR A CONNECTOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mettler-Toledo GmbH
18515935 TERMINAL BLOCK HAVING PRESSING FEATURE Non-Final OA LI YANG ELECTRIC MACHINERY (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
18406121 CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND BUSBAR POWER CONNECTOR Non-Final OA BIZLINK INTERNATIONAL CORP.
18522266 CONNECTION TERMINAL Non-Final OA XIAMEN GHGM INDUSTRIAL TRADE CO.,LTD
18278491 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SCHALTBAU GMBH
18127942 VIBRATION RESISTANT CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH MATING ASSISTANCE FEATURE Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies Limited
17908779 A WRIST-BAND FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA ENDLESS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18344473 ATTACHABLE, ARMOR-PIERCING SHUNTING DEVICE Non-Final OA POWER FEED-THRU SYSTEMS AND CONNECTORS LLC
18098176 PLUG TAB WITH ERROR PREVENTIVE PART AND CONTACTOR Non-Final OA Xiamen Hongfa Electrical Safety & Controls Co., Ltd.

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