Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838 2839 2853

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
713
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
748
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 684 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
75.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18368339 BI-DIRECTIONAL CURRENT SENSOR, POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CURRENT SENSING METHOD FOR IMPROVED NOISE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18220964 NON-ISOLATED CONVERTER WITH DEDICATED RAMP AND OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17897406 ACTIVE EMI FILTER CIRCUIT WITH CAPACITIVE MUTIPLICATION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18404163 SELF-COMMUTATING DC TO DC CONVERTERS WITH SWITCHED CONNECTIVITY AND RECONFIGURABLE ELEMENTS ENABLING SWITCHING Non-Final OA WePower Technologies LLC
18738101 OPTIONAL UNIT FOR LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18660436 POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTER Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18691432 CHARGING OF A MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18556242 METHOD OF CONTROLLING A POWER CONVERTER, CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection HITACHI ENERGY Ltd
18742239 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADAPTABLE LOW-COST VOLT-VAR CONTROL FOR SMART INVERTER Non-Final OA University of Louisiana at Lafayette
18737381 ADAPTIVE DRIVE CONTROL FOR SWITCHING REGULATORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18402652 TRANSFORMER DEVICE AND DRIVE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
18739557 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18735535 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18645608 Device and Method for Generating a Temperature-Independent Reference Voltage Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18945468 SYNCHRONOUS BRIDGE RECTIFIER USING PLANAR SWITCHING ELEMENTS Final Rejection Champion Microelectronic Corporation
18767640 SIMO CONVERTER INCLUDING TRANSIENT ENHANCEMENT LOOP Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Inc.
18689570 SWITCHING CELL FOR POWER CONVERTERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA
18675894 Power Conversion System and Control Method Final Rejection Reed Semiconductor Corporation
18646195 POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR OVER-POWER PROTECTION VALUE THEREOF Non-Final OA CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18267420 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A DC-DC CONVERTER Non-Final OA SORIN CRM SAS

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