Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAWYER, STEVEN T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1765 2835 2841 2847 2896

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+4.1% vs TC avg
1059
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
910
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1017 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
60.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18456660 ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARTICLES COMPRISING CROSSLINKED FLUOROPOLYMERS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18266619 Electronic Telecommunications Articles Comprising Crosslinked Fluoropolymer and Fluoropolymer Particles, Compositions and Methods Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18318267 CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FOR HOT-PRESS BONDING Non-Final OA SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
17971442 FOLDABLE COMPRESSION ATTACHED MEMORY MODULE (FCAMM) Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17707358 MODIFICATION OF SINX THIN FILM FOR IMPROVED ADHESION OF METAL-DIELECTRICS FOR HSIO PACKAGING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18815098 PIVOTABLE AND ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18168996 BRACE WITH SLIDING BRACKET Non-Final OA HUBBELL INCORPORATED
18610636 WIRING BOARD UNIT AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18641715 PROTECTOR Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
18167908 MULTILAYER DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18278253 PRINTED WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18635534 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
18666165 CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18443553 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
17670394 SUBSTRATE, CHIP, CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND FABRICATION PROCESS Final Rejection Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.
18878878 SMALL FOOTPRINT POWER SWITCH Non-Final OA VISIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18267051 CONNECTION CARRIER, OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTION CARRIER Final Rejection ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18280995 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, METAL-CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS AN INSERT, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AN INSERT Final Rejection ROGERS GERMANY GMBH
18692032 Stamping Surface Profile in Design Layer and Filling an Indentation With Metallic Base Structure and Electroplating Structure Non-Final OA AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
18086759 HOUSING CAPABLE OF INGRESS PROTECTION Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
18242297 ARTICLE FOR POWER INVERTER AND POWER INVERTER Final Rejection Exro Technologies Inc.
18566910 Cable Channel Final Rejection Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited
17934243 Partially Filling a Component Carrier Opening in a Controlled Manner Non-Final OA AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft

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