Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAUMEN, GARY F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2832 2833 2834

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
1986
Total Applications
-1.7%
Interview Lift
690
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1930 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
66.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387821 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18424995 CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18291171 CONTACT SYSTEM AND BATTERY SET COMPRISING IT Non-Final OA A. Raymond et Cie
18504474 MULTI-PORT CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18561609 Connecting Support Stands and Electronic Devices Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18534070 Port Cage Retention Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.
18398137 CONNECTOR Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
18524926 HIGH-VOLTAGE CONNECTOR FOR THREE-PHASE ELECTRICAL MACHINE Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18572719 CONNECTING TERMINAL AND WIRE WITH CONNECTING TERMINAL Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18564018 CONNECTION DEVICE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18391825 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DIAGNOSE CONNECTIVITY OF A NON-SOLDERED COMPRESSION USB CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18438530 LOW PROFILE BOARD-TO-BOARD INTERFACE CONTACTORS Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
18517004 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
18399824 Connecting Terminal and Electrical Connector Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18578610 SHUTTER ASSEMBLY, LOCKING DEVICE, SWITCHBOARD DOOR, AND SWITCHBOARD INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18576430 CABLE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18515956 CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
18544673 SERVER AND RISER CABLE HOLDER Non-Final OA Wiwynn Corporation
18257245 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR, SUCH AS A CURRENT ROD, FOR A HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18579387 CYLINDRICAL TERMINAL, PLUG-IN CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MACHINING CYLINDRICAL TERMINAL Non-Final OA Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
18577599 DEVICE WITH CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
18428258 Circular connector of the plug type for a connection assembly with a complementary circular connector, of the receptacle type, comprising an ergonomic coupling and/or locking device Non-Final OA RADIALL SA
18412290 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY WITH SNAP INTERFACE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Non-Final OA Webasto Charging Systems, Inc.
18433351 ELECTRICAL SOCKET DEVICE WITH SHUTTER Non-Final OA Lishui Trimone Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
18426652 Connecting Element and Device Arrangement Non-Final OA Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
18577218 Contact Sleeve, Connection Arrangement, Signal Transmission System, and Method for Producing a Connection Arrangement Non-Final OA ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
18419865 PDU POWER ACQUISITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing TOP Intelligent Co., Ltd.
18290645 WIRING HARNESS MODULE AND COMBINED WIRING HARNESS Non-Final OA JILIN ZHONG YING HIGH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18578217 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR CONDUCTOR FORMED ON GLASS SURFACE Non-Final OA KLAUKE SLOVAKIA SRO
18402856 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Xinjiang Zou

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