Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, HARSHAD C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833 2839

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
1,136
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
663
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
69.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18294060 ROTARY CONNECTOR Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18264962 ELECTRIC CONNECTING APPARATUS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18198086 TRANSMISSION CABLE AND TERMINAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA ELKA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
18681940 JUNCTION CONNECTOR Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18404632 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18413439 SOCKET, SOCKET CONNECTOR, CONTACT ELEMENT AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics France SAS
18291461 Flexible Hose, in Particular a Vacuum Cleaner Hose, and Method for Producing Same Non-Final OA Truplast Kunststofftechnik GmbH
18413058 CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CYNTEC CO., LTD.
18481477 SEAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL PLUG DEVICE AS WELL AS HOUSING ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL PLUG DEVICE AND CASTING TOOL Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
18524539 Electrical Contact Element for an Electrical Connector, and Electrical Connector Assembly Having an Electrical Element Non-Final OA KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
18508234 Split Parallel Connector Final Rejection DMC Power, LLC
18503427 Socket Structure Non-Final OA Dongguan Wontravel Electric Co.,Ltd.
18485605 Connector Final Rejection Tyco Electronics (Shanghai ) Co., Ltd.
18549874 PLUG DEVICE FOR ATTACHING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON A CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection WÜRTH ELEKTRONIK ICS GMBH & CO. KG

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