Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: O NEILL, PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2842

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
762
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 564 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
37.4%
§102 Novelty
27.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18477979 APPARATUS TO CHARGE BOOTSTRAP CAPACITOR Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18968522 SENSE AMPLIFIER FOR COUPLING EFFECT REDUCTION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18822516 VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR AND PHASE-LOCKED LOOP Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
18747995 PHASE FREQUENCY DETECTOR AND ITS METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR
17932075 LEVEL-CONVERSION CIRCUITS FOR SIGNALING ACROSS VOLTAGE DOMAINS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corp.

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