Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, ERIC W

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
1,295
Total Applications
-2.0%
Interview Lift
832
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1267 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.8%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18918579 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
18916180 LASER-EXCISED PRINT-TO-SHAPE CAPACITOR ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18708900 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18610327 Low Inductance Electrolytic Capacitor Non-Final OA KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
17856086 Data Center Rack Including an Ultracapacitor Module Final Rejection KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
18281797 Capacitor System with Improved Connections, and Production Method Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18965365 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18962056 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18960565 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18952504 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18949081 TANTALUM CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING TANTALUM CAPACITOR MOUNTED THEREON Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18921902 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18743377 MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18932730 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18907957 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18773852 CAPACITOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING CAPACITOR MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18246549 DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FOR A HIGH VOLTAGE CAPACITOR Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

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