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Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, ERIC W

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.5%

Allow Rate

+14.5% vs TC avg

1,300

Total Applications

-1.9%

Interview Lift

833

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1276 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%

§101 Eligibility

30.8%

§102 Novelty

51.1%

§103 Obviousness

9.0%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19004024	SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18859271	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18841227	ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR	Final Rejection	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19017880	SUPERCONDUCTOR CONTAINING NATURALLY-SOURCED ACTIVATED CARBON	Non-Final OA	KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18973301	CAPACITOR ELEMENT	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18957064	CAPACITOR ARRAY	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18907957	ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18792625	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR	Final Rejection	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18773852	CAPACITOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING CAPACITOR MODULE	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18708900	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE	Non-Final OA	KYOCERA CORPORATION
18948645	Multilayer Electronic Component Including at Least One Via Connected to a Capacitor Outside Its Capacitive Area	Non-Final OA	KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
18965365	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18910745	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	Final Rejection	SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18743377	MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
19076672	MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE	Non-Final OA	TDK Corporation
18754832	THIN FILM CAPACITOR, SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE	Final Rejection	TDK CORPORATION
18429374	Low-Equivalent-Series-Resistance Capacitors with Solid-State Current Collectors Using Conductive Inks	Final Rejection	Chipletz, Inc.

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