Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAWYER, STEVEN T

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

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Steven T. Sawyer is an examiner in Art Unit 1765 of Tech Center 2800. He has resolved 1050 cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 72.5 percent. This 72.5 percent rate is significantly higher than the 30.5 percent interview lift. The median days to allowance is 884, which is the primary time metric for successful applications. This 884 day figure provides a clear expectation for pendency in Art Unit 1765.

The 30.5 percent interview lift indicates that direct communication is a highly effective strategy for improving the 72.5 percent baseline. With 1050 cases resolved, the examiner demonstrates a consistent pattern of granting patents. Practitioners should use the 884 day median to plan their prosecution strategy. The 1050 case volume in Tech Center 2800 indicates that these metrics are statistically robust. Leveraging the 30.5 percent lift can help navigate rejections and move cases toward a grant. This examiner offers an efficient and predictable path to issuance.

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

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
1,077
Total Applications
+30.5%
Interview Lift
884
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1050 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
64.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18865595 MOUNTING SUBSTRATE AND MOUNTING SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18635534 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
18925509 CIRCUIT MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19002414 GLASS CORE LAMINATE STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GLASS CORE LAMINATE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
18692985 CIRCUIT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18630080 WINDING DRIVER CIRCUITRY WITH REDUCED COMMUTATION LOOP Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18894060 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18666165 CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18441422 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19072559 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BORON-CONTAINING MATERIAL WITH HEAT AND IMPACT RESISTANCE Final Rejection POW-STOR INC.
18692032 Stamping Surface Profile in Design Layer and Filling an Indentation With Metallic Base Structure and Electroplating Structure Final Rejection AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

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