Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 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
18207754 TRANSFORMER INDUCTORS WITH TUNABLE COUPLING COEFFICIENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18885193 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY Final Rejection SOLUM CO., LTD.
18507694 PLANAR TRANSFORMER Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
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.
18349266 VOLTAGE-ISOLATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES WITH PIN-COUPLED COILS Final Rejection Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

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