Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: O NEILL, PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2836 2842

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Patrick O Neill examines cases in Art Unit 2816 and Tech Center 2800. He has 578 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 83.4 percent. The median days to allowance is 745, which indicates a relatively fast prosecution process. Practitioners can expect a favorable and prompt resolution for their applications in Tech Center 2800.

The interview lift is 17.4 percent, which further improves the 83.4 percent baseline. For the 578 cases resolved, the 745-day median pendency is a reliable metric for planning. Practitioners may find that direct communication provides a meaningful advantage, leveraging the 17.4 percent lift in Art Unit 2816. The 83.4 percent allowance rate suggests a very high probability of success for applicants seeking patents under this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
588
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
745
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
35.7%
§102 Novelty
28.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18999345 PULSE GENERATOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18813720 OPTICALLY SUPPLIED POWER TO A POWER ELECTRONICS SUPPORTING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
19232831 SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE CLOCK DIVIDERS BY USING LOWER-FREQUENCY CLOCKS AND SLIPPING CYCLES Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
19262314 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
19132378 MEASUREMENT RESULT ACQUIRING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ACQUIRING MEASUREMENT RESULT, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19219517 BOOTSTRAP CAPACITANCE CHARGING SCHEME FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE BASED BRIDGE DRIVER Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19172344 RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH AND METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19170451 ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH A MODULE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19259508 FLIP-FLOP CIRCUIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
19255872 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING LATCH WITH TRANSISTORS OF DIFFERENT GATE WIDTHS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
19251693 TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUITS AND CONTROL CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19241406 SHIFT REGISTER HAVING LOW POWER MODE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19240009 LEAKAGE-FREE DUMMY CELL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.

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