Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OUTTEN, SAMUEL S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2842 2843

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 634 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18769178 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18343659 FILTER AND PREPARATION METHOD OF FILTER Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18792613 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18785654 NINETY DEGREE HYBRID COUPLER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18797327 TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH A BACK-SIDE DIELECTRIC LAYER Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18780786 TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH TWO-LAYER ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18763068 TRANSMISSION LINE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18527826 HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18374116 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18121634 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC-WAVE-DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18788136 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18532913 ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH TRANSVERSE SPURIOUS MODE FOR FILTER STEEPNESS Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18190491 MULTIPLEXER WITH DIES OF DIFFERENT ACOUSTIC VELOCITY Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18156320 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORS Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18046388 LATERALLY EXCITED BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18621881 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND IMPEDANCE-MATCHING METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING NAURA MICROELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18805761 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER CONFIGURED TO SUPPRESS SPURIOUS COMPONENTS CAUSED BY TRANSVERSE MODE Non-Final OA WISOL CO., LTD.
18471465 SURFACE ACCOUSTIC WAVE FILTER WITH IMPROVED ATTENUATION Final Rejection WISOL CO., LTD.
18674324 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND MODULES COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Sanan Japan Technology Corporation
18562683 BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FILTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA JWL (ZHEJIANG) SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD

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