Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, PARESH H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2829 2858 2868

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
962
Total Applications
-1.3%
Interview Lift
998
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 938 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18628896 SEMICONDUCTOR TEST DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18602732 FLEXIBLE ELECTRIC WIRING SUBSTRATE AND CHIP UNIT AND METHOD OF INSPECTING FLEXIBLE ELECTRIC WIRING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18532867 SOCKET APPARATUS FOR SECURE PLACEMENT OF CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17709630 TECHNOLOGIES FOR TESTING LIQUID METAL ARRAY INTERCONNECT PACKAGES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19126922 FAULT DETECTION IN AN ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA McLaren Applied Limited
18836196 LIQUID-COOLED TERMINATION FOR RADIO FREQUENCY POWER MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA BIRD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.
18424927 CONTACT PROBE AND PROBE UNIT Non-Final OA NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
18767807 DAMPER INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
18717410 CONTACT PIN ASSEMBLY FOR KELVIN TEST AND KELVIN TEST DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18548872 PROBE CARD Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics
18453354 CONDUCTION INSPECTION JIG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA IBIDEN CO., LTD.
18634655 Roller Tap Down Technique for Probe Arrays Non-Final OA FormFactor, Inc.
18486156 Probe Head Non-Final OA PMK Mess- und Kommunikationstechnik, GmbH
18427076 PROBE MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY TEST SYSTEM FOR WAFER-LEVEL RELIABILITY TEST Non-Final OA SEMIGHT INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD
18579270 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COAXIAL TEST SOCKET AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INTERFACES Final Rejection Smiths Interconnect Americas, Inc.

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