Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MAYO III, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2835 2841 2847

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
1,326
Total Applications
-3.8%
Interview Lift
789
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1288 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.8%
§102 Novelty
54.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18693053 LEAD WIRE FOR ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18658706 FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18703911 COOLED BUSBAR FOR ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
18723797 Termination for a cable for transporting high-voltage or very-high-voltage electricity, and method for preparing a cable end termination Non-Final OA NEXANS
18540385 JOINT WATER BARRIER Non-Final OA NEXANS
18828591 HIGH VOLTAGE FAULT MANAGED POWER AND FAULT FORCING CABLE Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18292038 SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CABLE Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18526296 INDICATING CABLE TEMPERATURE WITH CHROMOGENIC POLYMER COATINGS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18941528 MULTI-CORE CABLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18858307 INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION CABLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18850570 WIRE HARNESS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18849178 WIRE HARNESS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18843397 COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE AND WIRING HARNESS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18841993 ELECTRIC WIRE CONDUCTOR, INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRING HARNESS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18699547 WIRING MEMBER-EQUIPPED ADHEREND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING MEMBER-EQUIPPED ADHEREND Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18724361 CABLE Final Rejection Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
18910509 CABLE Non-Final OA FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18781369 TERMINATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES Final Rejection Hubbell Incorporated
18906256 SHIELD STRUCTURE AND SHIELD SHELL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
18603442 Cable and Cable Assembly Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18231042 MULTICORE CABLE AND MULTICORE CABLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18906570 CABLES HAVING LONGITUDINALLY WRAPPED, SPLICED TAPE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Prysmian S.p.A.

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