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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Gustavo A Rosario Benitez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836 2838

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2836. The record contains 767 resolved cases, an 81.5% allowance rate, and a median of 956 days to allowance. The 24.8% interview lift indicates a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Apple Inc., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and STMicroelectronics N.V. The listed firms are APPLE INC. - Fletcher, Qorvo and Withrow + Terranova, and 24IP LAW GROUP USA, PLLC. Applicants can use the allowance rate and median timing to set expectations, while considering interviews when direct discussion may help resolve prosecution issues.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
813
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
956
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 767 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19095945 SINGLE STAGE ISOLATED AC/DC POWER SUPPLY WITH INPUT SERIES OUTPUT PARALLEL (ISOP) STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18624695 FRONT-END ACTIVE RECTIFIER USING SINGLE INDUCTOR AND SERIES STACKED HALF BRIDGES FOR ISOLATED POWER SUPPLIES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18890133 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INRUSH CURRENT CONTROL IN VOLTAGE REGULATORS Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18880568 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19046844 POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING DC-DC CONVERTER AND REGULATOR Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18913057 POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18887576 SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18475797 CONTROL ARCHITECTURE AND SCHEMES TO REDUCE SWITCHING LOSSES IN DIRECT CURRENT (DC)-DC CONVERTERS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19047359 THREE-PHASE LLC POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18610678 POWER MODULE FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18081053 GaN Die Having a Main GaN Power Transistor and a GaN Current Sense Transistor Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
19080231 OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY DRIVEN POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CONVERTER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18390441 CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR, AND SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19095377 DIGITAL CONTROL OF A POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18414876 SWITCH CONVERTER AND METHOD OF CONVERTING A DC INPUT VOLTAGE INTO A DC OUTPUT VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18830039 VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAVING PROGRAMMABLE ADAPTIVE DEAD TIME Final Rejection Empower Semiconductor, Inc.
19000651 SWITCHING CONVERTER WITH LOW NO LOAD POWER CONSUMPTION Non-Final OA Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
18829412 FLYBACK POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND INVERTER DEVICE Final Rejection MIRISE Technologies Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Gustavo A Rosario Benitez's allowance rate?

81.5% of resolved applications examined by Gustavo A Rosario Benitez were allowed (767 resolved cases), compared with 66.2% across Art Unit 2836 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Gustavo A Rosario Benitez?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Gustavo A Rosario Benitez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Gustavo A Rosario Benitez took 956 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Gustavo A Rosario Benitez work in?

Gustavo A Rosario Benitez examines applications in Art Unit 2836 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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