Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2836 2842 2849

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Colleen J. O Toole works in Art Unit 2816 under Tech Center 2800. She has 631 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 58.0 percent. The median days to allowance is 1181, which establishes a clear expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. Practitioners should prepare for a timeline that spans many days in Tech Center 2800.

The interview lift is 10.9 percent, providing a helpful increase over the 58.0 percent baseline. For the 631 cases resolved, the 1181-day median pendency is a standard timeframe. Practitioners may find that direct communication improves the chances of a favorable outcome, leveraging the 10.9 percent lift in Art Unit 2816. The 58.0 percent allowance rate indicates a fair 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

58.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+10.9%
Interview Lift
1181
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 631 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
60.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19104778 GATE DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18527921 LINE DRIVERS FOR LOW-VOLTAGE SIGNALING BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLTAGE DOMAINS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corp.
18539389 LINEAR OUTPUT DRIVER ARCHITECTURE FOR OPTICAL MODULATORS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
19273162 SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
19279137 FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER CIRCUITS HAVING CROSSCOUPLED CAPACITORS THEREIN WHICH SUPPORT FREQUENCY MULTIPLICATION Non-Final OA Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
19194810 MIXER FOR PROVIDING COMPENSATING CURRENT IN DC BIAS LOOP Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
19030382 ATTENUATORS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS Final Rejection SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18815080 GATE DRIVER OUTPUT PROTECTION CIRCUIT Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18461050 SENSOR DRIVER PROVIDING HIGH POWER SUPPLY REJECTION RATIO Non-Final OA INVENSENSE, INC.

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