Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAW, LAUREN ASHLEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838

This examiner grants 97% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lauren Ashley Shaw is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2838. With 29 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 96.6 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 940. This 940 median days figure offers a benchmark for practitioners to use when discussing the prosecution timeline with clients.

Interviews provide a benefit even with this success rate. Shaw has an interview lift of 5.3 percent, which increases the 96.6 percent baseline allowance rate. This 5.3 percent lift indicates that while most cases are allowed, an interview can still help in the instances where a rejection is issued.

The 29 resolved cases in Art Unit 2838 show a pattern of allowance and prosecution. The 96.6 percent allowance rate and 940 median days to allowance are the metrics for applicants. The 5.3 percent interview lift confirms that this examiner is receptive to granting patents and that direct engagement is a tool.

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

Performance Statistics

96.6%
Allow Rate
+28.6% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
940
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
36.6%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18969572 VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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 Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18971186 LOW DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAVING LOW POWER MODE Non-Final OA SigmaStar Technology Ltd.
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
18607934 LOW-NOISE VOLTAGE REGULATORS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Analog Devices, Inc.
18628523 SHOOT-THROUGH PROTECTION AND CURRENT MONITORING SCHEME FOR MULTILEVEL POWER CONVERTERS Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18433825 RADIATION TOLERANT HIGH VOLTAGE AC TO LOW VOLTAGE DC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18304510 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A LOAD VOLTAGE IN A POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

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