Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SINCLAIR, DAVID M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,277
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
914
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1242 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
78.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18724467 SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18290785 SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18717270 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18800367 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18800362 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18791646 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18789816 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18788282 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18786661 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18773744 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18754245 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18672063 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18439965 CAPACITOR ELEMENT HAVING AN ANODE REGION IN A CATHODE REGION Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18761850 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18585613 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR WITH A PROTECTIVE LAYER Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18396136 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH COPPER OXIDE IN EXTERNAL ELECTRODE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18262751 Solid Electrolytic Capacitor and Method for Producing Solid Electrolytic Capacitor Non-Final OA KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
18264145 METHOD OF MAKING HIGH VOLUMETRIC ENERGY DENSITY CAPACITOR Final Rejection THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18838524 CAPACITOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA TDK Electronics AG
18730726 CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA AMOTECH CO., LTD.
18725788 MULTILAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA AMOTECH CO., LTD.
18527608 LID ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE CELL, KIT-OF-PARTS AND ENERGY STORAGE CELL COMPRISING THE LID ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SKELETON TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
18690818 SOLID ELECTROLYTE, SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER DISPERSION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER DISPERSION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI
18375561 MINIATURIZED CAPACITOR HAVING BUILT-IN CONDUCTIVE LEADS Non-Final OA TRUSTCAP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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