Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WHITTINGTON, KENNETH

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2858 2862 3992

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
456
Total Applications
-16.0%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 427 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
28.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18893439 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BATTERY CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18207754 TRANSFORMER INDUCTORS WITH TUNABLE COUPLING COEFFICIENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18885193 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY Final Rejection SOLUM CO., LTD.
18178834 SOFT MAGNETIC BODY, MAGNETIC CORE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18507694 PLANAR TRANSFORMER Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
19355066 CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18439602 ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WITH ROTATIONAL GAUSSIAN SURFACE MAGNET AND STATIONARY COIL Non-Final OA WePower Technologies LLC
19020277 MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH DUMMY INTERNAL ELECTRODES Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., LTD.
18375310 COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18022191 TIE PLATE FOR A TRANSFORMER CORE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA HITACHI ENERGY LTD
18973389 LAMINATION INDUCTOR Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18469468 INDUCTOR COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18461306 INDUCTOR COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18191868 LAMINATED COIL COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18349266 VOLTAGE-ISOLATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES WITH PIN-COUPLED COILS Final Rejection Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

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