Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
787
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
768
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
81.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18663360 VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND OPERATING METHOD OF VOLTAGE CONVERTER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18647972 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO BALANCE HALF BRIDGE CONVERTERS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18544366 MODE TRANSITIONS FOR BUCK CONVERTERS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18492385 MULTI-SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER (SR) DRIVE SWITCHING CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18375214 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL SWITCHING CONVERTERS USING PEAK AND VALLEY CONTROL Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18359387 SWITCHING CONVERTER CONTROLLER WITH VALLEY CURRENT MODE CONTROL AND ADJUSTABLE PEAK THRESHOLD TRANSITIONS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18338327 QUASI-RESONANT FLYBACK VOLTAGE REGULATOR SYSTEM Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18833771 POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18522988 Dual-Input Bus Architecture Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18715907 SWITCHING CONTROL UNIT, SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18679104 FLYING CAPACITOR VOLTAGE AND INDUCTOR CURRENT COMPENSATION FOR SERIES CAPACITOR BUCK TWO-LEVEL CONVERTER Final Rejection Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
18454433 POWER CONVERTER CONTROLLER Final Rejection Renesas Electronics Corporation
18422299 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18638897 MULTI-LEVEL MULTI-QUADRANT HYSTERESIS CURRENT CONTROLLERS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL THEREOF Non-Final OA TAE Technologies, Inc.
18747205 CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER CONVERTER IN A BUCK-BOOST MODE Non-Final OA Renesas Design (UK) Limited
18662993 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Power Forest Technology Corporation
18667199 FLYBACK CONVERTERS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND THE CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF Non-Final OA Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
18712148 POWER CONVERTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA HYPER POLAND ELECTRO S.A.
18343531 BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER REDUCING INDUCTOR CURRENT Non-Final OA Hangzhou Silicon-Magic Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
18137745 Bidirectional Voltage Adapter Non-Final OA Current Ways, Inc.

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