Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WELLS, KENNETH B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2816 2836 2842

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
1,461
Total Applications
+2.2%
Interview Lift
684
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19092674 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING INFORMATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17589612 SELECTIVE SHARING OF DEVICE LOCATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18879156 VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM Final Rejection Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
18633695 FEED-FORWARD BASELINE WANDER COMPENSATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17661525 EFFICIENT RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19173840 Electronic circuit having a floating gate structure Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18919874 PLASMA MODULATION APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18792754 RECEIVER WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION MODE SETTINGS Non-Final OA SigmaStar Technology Ltd.
19029672 FACILITATING COLLECTION OF EVENTS DETECTED BY RADIO ACCESS NETWORK COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18773222 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING TRACTOR-TRAILER ALIGNMENT FOR CONTROLLING SELF-CANCELLING TURN SIGNALS Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19017326 AC Coupling Modules for Bias Ladders Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18827039 GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK Final Rejection pSemi Corporation
19240884 Oscillating circuit having temperature compensation mechanism Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
19176354 Overdrive I/O ESD Protection Network Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18917917 CONTROL OF RF POWER DELIVERY AND SPLITTING IN A DISTRIBUTED RF SYSTEM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18603646 ADVANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATM) FOR PEDESTAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN HIGH POWER PECVD CHAMBER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19023165 LIGHT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation
18787133 REFRIGERATOR WITH AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR Non-Final OA Springhouse Technologies Inc.

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