Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, LUCY M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836 2838

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.4%
Allow Rate
-5.6% vs TC avg
843
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
1144
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18948798 LIGHTNING ARRESTER FOR A LOW OBSERVABLE VEHICLE AND SAME Non-Final OA Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
18520637 POWER SAVING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATION CIRCUITRY IN A VOLTAGE SENSING ACCESSORY Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18847791 METHOD FOR PROTECTING AGAINST FAULT ARCS Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18258606 CIRCUIT BREAKER DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18506273 POWER TRANSISTOR CLAMP CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18795294 CONTACTOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18581521 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SOURCES OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY Final Rejection Schneider Electric Industries SAS
19051244 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK FOR NON-PLANAR SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19005943 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT DESIGNS FOR A DEPOSITION CHAMBER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18979512 GROUND ELECTRODE FORMED IN AN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK FOR A PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19052558 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19010478 DETECTION OR PREVENTION OF ELECTRICAL SECONDARY ARC IN AN ELECTRIC POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
18889780 CONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC FUSE PROTECTION FOR LOAD SWITCHES Non-Final OA Renesas Electronics Corporation
18749495 HYBRID VACUUM ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK IN DEDICATED CHAMBER FOR HIGH WARPAGE WAFERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
18517170 RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER Final Rejection Schneider Electric (China) Co, Ltd.

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