Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Eric W Thomas, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as THOMAS, ERIC W

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
1,328
Total Applications
-1.9%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1288 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18918579 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859271 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19076672 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18754832 THIN FILM CAPACITOR, SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
19017880 SUPERCONDUCTOR CONTAINING NATURALLY-SOURCED ACTIVATED CARBON Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
19171464 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19081304 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19079549 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18976695 CAPACITOR, CAPACITOR BANK, AND OUTER CASE FOR CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18973301 CAPACITOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18957064 CAPACITOR ARRAY Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18932730 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18792625 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18948645 Multilayer Electronic Component Including at Least One Via Connected to a Capacitor Outside Its Capacitive Area Non-Final OA KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
18910745 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19182660 ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric W Thomas's allowance rate?

82.7% of resolved applications examined by Eric W Thomas were allowed (1,288 resolved cases), compared with 72.3% across Art Unit 2831 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric W Thomas?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric W Thomas take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric W Thomas took 833 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric W Thomas work in?

Eric W Thomas examines applications in Art Unit 2831 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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