Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WELLS, KENNETH B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2816 2842

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
1,444
Total Applications
+2.4%
Interview Lift
683
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1413 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18897676 MEMORY DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18206327 LOW PROFILE EMERGENCY BATTERY-DRIVER ENCLOSURE Final Rejection ABL IP Holding LLC
18919874 PLASMA MODULATION APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18138730 MULTI-ELECTRODE SOURCE ASSEMBLY FOR PLASMA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17661525 EFFICIENT RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18773222 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING TRACTOR-TRAILER ALIGNMENT FOR CONTROLLING SELF-CANCELLING TURN SIGNALS Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18925131 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18863403 STREETLIGHT LAMP POST, STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18969148 Plasma Processing Apparatus and Plasma Processing Method Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18582597 DRIVE DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18827039 GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18689007 Junction System for Direct-Drive Radiofrequency Power Supply Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18861912 A DEVICE FOR IONIZATION OF A FLUID Non-Final OA BRAIRTECH SWEDEN AB
18444866 METHOD FOR ANALYZING SOUNDS IN A VEHICLE AND ACTIVATING A DISCO MODE IN THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE SOUNDS Non-Final OA Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
18888375 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) STRUCTURES WITH TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSION Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18359840 MATCH NETWORK DESIGN FOR USE WITH FREQUENCY SWEEPING Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
18819981 FIBER OPTIC POWER FOR ADJUSTABLE MAGNET ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Cardinal CG Company
18787133 REFRIGERATOR WITH AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR Final Rejection Springhouse Technologies Inc.
18784845 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING UV-C LED Non-Final OA AeroClenz, Inc.
18723281 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTROMETRY OF A SAMPLE IN A PLASMA Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) SARL
18736716 DYNAMIC COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF LIGHTING Non-Final OA Videndum Production Solutions Inc.
18679195 VOICE AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL EYEWEAR Final Rejection Hawkeye Surgical Lighting, Inc.

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