Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WHITTINGTON, KENNETH

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2858 2862 3992

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+10.9% vs TC avg
454
Total Applications
-16.6%
Interview Lift
964
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 423 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18893439 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BATTERY CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19328027 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18439602 ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WITH ROTATIONAL GAUSSIAN SURFACE MAGNET AND STATIONARY COIL Non-Final OA WePower Technologies LLC
19272567 FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION IN WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA WITRICITY CORPORATION
18022191 TIE PLATE FOR A TRANSFORMER CORE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA HITACHI ENERGY LTD
19174753 MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiyo Yuden Co., LTD.
18178834 SOFT MAGNETIC BODY, MAGNETIC CORE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18973389 LAMINATION INDUCTOR Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
19020277 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH DUMMY INTERNAL ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., LTD.
18611689 BEAM GRID LAYOUT Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
17388926 TEMPERATURE SENSING PROBE, BURL PLATE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17184452 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING A SPECTRAL RESPONSE CURVE OF A PHOTO SENSOR Non-Final OA Focus Universal Inc.
18423943 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION BASED ON ZERO CURRENT DETECTION Non-Final OA Navitas Semiconductor Limited
18885193 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SOLUM CO., LTD.
18825592 WOUND HTS MAGNET COILS Non-Final OA Tokamak Energy Ltd
18792179 TEST APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS WITH FINE-PITCH BUMPS Non-Final OA AMT CO., LTD.
18633963 APPARATUS FOR INTERNET AND POWER BACKUP Non-Final OA DataRemote, Inc.
17966840 Integrated Choke Assembly Final Rejection PHIHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18137801 INDUCTOR COIL AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
18296639 WIRE-WOUND INDUCTOR USING MAGNETIC CORES WITH THREE AIR GAPS Non-Final OA ACME Electronics Corporation
18043145 WINDING SUPPORT FOR A MAGNETIC COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Norway AS
18053587 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERNATING-DIRECT HIGH VOLTAGE LEAK DETECTION Final Rejection Packaging Technologies & Inspection, LLC

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