Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lauren Ashley Shaw, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAW, LAUREN ASHLEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838

This examiner grants 97% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHAW, LAUREN ASHLEY is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2838. The record covers 33 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 97.0% and a median of 963 days to allowance. The interview lift is 4.8%, indicating a modest positive association with allowance outcomes.

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Infineon Technologies AG, and HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corporation are the leading companies. Listed firms include Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC, Cantor Colburn LLP - Collins Aerospace, and DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP. The limited case history means the figures should be treated as directional, but the allowance data can inform initial expectations about prosecution while application-specific analysis remains essential.

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

Performance Statistics

97.0%
Allow Rate
+29.0% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+4.8%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
38.5%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19018014 POWER CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18392221 POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18456063 INDUCTOR AND POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18606211 LOW-DROPOUT (LDO) REGULATOR WITH AGGRESSOR CURRENT CANCELLATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18650384 ON-DIE CONTROL FOR ACTIVE INTERPOSER VOLTAGE REGULATION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18735039 GATE DRIVER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A POWER SWITCH WITH BLANKING TIME CONTROL Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18221625 MULTI-PHASE POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18737958 CIRCUITRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATING VOLTAGE THEREOF USING DYNAMIC DECOUPLING CAPACITOR Final Rejection SKYECHIP BERHAD
18304510 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A LOAD VOLTAGE IN A POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lauren Ashley Shaw's allowance rate?

97.0% of resolved applications examined by Lauren Ashley Shaw were allowed (33 resolved cases), compared with 76.3% across Art Unit 2838 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lauren Ashley Shaw?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lauren Ashley Shaw take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lauren Ashley Shaw took 963 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lauren Ashley Shaw work in?

Lauren Ashley Shaw examines applications in Art Unit 2838 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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