Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2842 2849

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.6%
Allow Rate
-10.4% vs TC avg
639
Total Applications
+10.9%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 621 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
82.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17276676 Switching Device for Separating a Current Path Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18132681 CIRCUIT FOR PREVENTING CURRENT BACKFLOW, CHIP, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Final Rejection REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
19095150 Latchup Detector and Clock Loss Detector Final Rejection Omni Design Technologies, Inc.
18815088 DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING SYSTEM AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18772700 DESKEW CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18461050 SENSOR DRIVER PROVIDING HIGH POWER SUPPLY REJECTION RATIO Final Rejection INVENSENSE, INC.
18821508 CHARGE PUMP, CHARGE PUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A CHARGE PUMP Non-Final OA OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18522571 Drive Voltage Generator Non-Final OA Nexperia Technology (Shanghai) Ltd.

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