Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2835 2841 2891 2899

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Matthew Sinclair Muir has resolved 136 cases in Art Unit 2831. Within Tech Center 2800, the examiner has an allowance rate of 69.9 percent. This 69.9 percent rate is derived from the 136 cases that have reached a final resolution, providing a benchmark for practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 961. This 961 day figure represents the median time from filing to grant for successful applications. Practitioners should consider this 961 day timeline when planning prosecution steps in Art Unit 2831.

The interview lift is 30.4 percent, which indicates an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 69.9 percent base rate. This 30.4 percent lift suggests that interviews are associated with a higher likelihood of allowance. The 30.4 percent lift provides a statistical basis for engaging in direct communication with the examiner in Tech Center 2800.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856279 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18441504 THERMOMAGNETIC COOLING USING MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18851979 THERMAL CHASSIS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18432588 CAGE DESIGN FOR VERTICAL LINE CARD Non-Final OA Google LLC
18070433 DIMM COOLING ASSEMBLY WITH HEAT SPREADER ANTI-ROTATION MECHANISM Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18757596 MULTI-DIRECTIONAL HEATSINK COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18574978 Device for Dissipating Heat From Electronic Components in an Electronics Housing Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18834335 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18917052 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18962870 HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18633152 CARRIER FRAME FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18723057 IMMERSION-TYPE LIQUID-COOLING DEVICE AND IMMERSION-TYPE LIQUID-COOLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18649558 COOLING APPARATUS FOR DISSIPATING HEAT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18897679 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SERVER Non-Final OA xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd.
18868620 Liquid Immersion Cooling Platform with Localized Cooling and Fluid Quality Detection Non-Final OA Modine LLC
18403850 COOLING MODULE, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Wiwynn Corporation

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