Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836 2838
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
Lucy M Thomas serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2836. The examiner has managed 822 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 62.4%. The median days to allowance is 1143, indicating a prosecution timeline that practitioners should account for in their planning.
The data highlights an interview lift of 17.9%. This suggests that direct communication is a way to improve the 62.4% baseline allowance rate. For applicants, the 17.9% lift indicates that the examiner may be open to clarifying technical points. Given the 1143-day median pendency, an interview could be a choice to resolve issues. With 822 resolved cases, these metrics provide a guide for prosecution in Art Unit 2836. Practitioners should consider the 17.9% lift as a factor in their strategy alongside the 62.4% allowance rate.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18071847 | FAULT PROTECTION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 19084508 | ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | ROLLS-ROYCE plc |
| 19101772 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 18873899 | CUTOFF CONTROL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. |
| 18847791 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING AGAINST FAULT ARCS | Non-Final OA | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18258606 | CIRCUIT BREAKER DEVICE AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18850992 | DRIVE CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVE CIRCUIT | Final Rejection | Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. |
| 18800773 | SWITCH DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SWITCH DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SWITCH DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Infineon Technologies AG |
| 18410360 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH A TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND A PROTECTION CIRCUIT | Non-Final OA | Infineon Technologies Austria AG |
| 18506273 | POWER TRANSISTOR CLAMP CIRCUIT | Final Rejection | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
| 17513955 | CURRENT CONTROL FOR MULTI-PORT CHARGING CIRCUIT | Final Rejection | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED |
| 18951498 | DRIVER APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 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. |
| 18581521 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SOURCES OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY | Final Rejection | Schneider Electric Industries SAS |
| 18271842 | START METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC RAPID SHUTDOWN SYSTEM, APPLICATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. |
| 18526750 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE FUNCTIONAL VOLTAGES IN A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | LISA DRÄXLMAIER GMBH |
| 19088352 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
| 18520963 | SMART POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH DEVICE WITH SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF | Final Rejection | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
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