Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838 2839 2853

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
709
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
825
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 672 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§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.
18237122 POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17897406 ACTIVE EMI FILTER CIRCUIT WITH CAPACITIVE MUTIPLICATION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18687036 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE, AND REFRIGERATION-CYCLE APPLICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18570075 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18660436 POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTER Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18738101 OPTIONAL UNIT FOR LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18402652 TRANSFORMER DEVICE AND DRIVE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
18645608 Device and Method for Generating a Temperature-Independent Reference Voltage Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18737381 ADAPTIVE DRIVE CONTROL FOR SWITCHING REGULATORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18556242 METHOD OF CONTROLLING A POWER CONVERTER, CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection HITACHI ENERGY Ltd
18538994 SINGLE-INDUCTOR MULTIPLE-OUTPUT DC-DC CONVERTER AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A SINGLE-INDUCTOR MULTIPLE-OUTPUT DC-DC CONVERTER Non-Final OA Semtech Corporation
18735535 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18739557 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18739793 TOTEM POLE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18660022 CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF DUAL ACTIVE BRIDGES Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18945468 SYNCHRONOUS BRIDGE RECTIFIER USING PLANAR SWITCHING ELEMENTS Final Rejection Champion Microelectronic Corporation
18513659 CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING POWER MODULE Non-Final OA ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
18767640 SIMO CONVERTER INCLUDING TRANSIENT ENHANCEMENT LOOP Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Inc.
18009031 INSULATED RESONANCE CIRCUIT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH LC RESONANCE CIRCUITS AND CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18645397 VOLTAGE REGULATOR Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18645519 MULTI-MODE PFC CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
18689570 SWITCHING CELL FOR POWER CONVERTERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA
18646414 CURRENT LIMIT CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR BOOST CONVERTER IN CCM Non-Final OA GOODIX TECHNOLOGY (HK) COMPANY LIMITED
18675894 Power Conversion System and Control Method Non-Final OA Reed Semiconductor Corporation
18646195 POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR OVER-POWER PROTECTION VALUE THEREOF Non-Final OA CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18644106 SECONDARY-SIDE CONTROLLER APPLIED TO A FLYBACK POWER CONVERTER AND OPERATIONAL METHOD Non-Final OA Leadtrend Technology Corp.
18627299 POWER CONVERTER CONTROLLER WITH BRANCH SWITCH Non-Final OA POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
18404163 SELF-COMMUTATING DC TO DC CONVERTERS WITH SWITCHED CONNECTIVITY AND RECONFIGURABLE ELEMENTS ENABLING SWITCHING Non-Final OA WePower Technologies LLC
18267420 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A DC-DC CONVERTER Non-Final OA SORIN CRM SAS

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