Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WELLS, KENNETH B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2816 2842

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
1439
Total Applications
+2.1%
Interview Lift
732
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1394 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
40.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18931884 SCRUBBER, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18897676 MEMORY DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18750408 VEHICLE DETECTING DEVICE, LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE DETECTING METHOD Final Rejection Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18206327 LOW PROFILE EMERGENCY BATTERY-DRIVER ENCLOSURE Final Rejection ABL IP Holding LLC
18773222 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING TRACTOR-TRAILER ALIGNMENT FOR CONTROLLING SELF-CANCELLING TURN SIGNALS Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18665239 CHAMBER WITH ENHANCEMENT LINER AND METHODS FOR DOWNSTREAM RESIDUE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18603646 ADVANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATM) FOR PEDESTAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN HIGH POWER PECVD CHAMBER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18138730 MULTI-ELECTRODE SOURCE ASSEMBLY FOR PLASMA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18915545 LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
17661525 EFFICIENT RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18598910 AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY EXIT GUIDANCE LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED PASSENGER SAFETY Final Rejection GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
18863403 STREETLIGHT LAMP POST, STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18905249 HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18969148 Plasma Processing Apparatus and Plasma Processing Method Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18717312 DRIVING GROUPS OF PIXELS OF A LIGHT SOURCE SO AS TO PRODUCE A LIGHT TRANSITION Final Rejection VALEO VISION
18542540 LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18888375 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) STRUCTURES WITH TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSION Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.
18539545 AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A LOAD CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection Lutron Technology Company LLC
18919874 PLASMA MODULATION APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18951966 MICROWAVE HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18794824 COLLECTION OF MEANINGFUL EVENT DATA FOR PRESENTATION Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18827039 GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18689007 Junction System for Direct-Drive Radiofrequency Power Supply Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18946058 PLASMA PROCESSING BASED ON BIAS SUPPLY REPORTING Non-Final OA Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
18359840 MATCH NETWORK DESIGN FOR USE WITH FREQUENCY SWEEPING Final Rejection Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
18861912 A DEVICE FOR IONIZATION OF A FLUID Non-Final OA BRAIRTECH SWEDEN AB
18857256 Method for detecting and processing photometric parameters of lighting devices, and corresponding computer program product and controller Non-Final OA Clay Paky S.r.l.
18915396 FLASHLIGHT WITH USER-DEFINABLE MODES Non-Final OA Fenixlight Limited
18819981 FIBER OPTIC POWER FOR ADJUSTABLE MAGNET ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Cardinal CG Company
18795171 ENERGY DEVICE CONTROL APPARTUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Digitectura Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

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