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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Terrence Ronique Willoughby, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2836. The profile contains 537 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 80.4%. The median time to allowance is 973 days, and the interview lift is 12.2%. The figures show a majority allowance outcome, a median timeline approaching three years, and a limited but measurable interview association.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and LG Energy Solution Ltd. The firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - AMD, Inc., and McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP. Practitioners can use the docket participants to contextualize the technology while planning around allowance expectations and prosecution duration.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
547
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19009760 POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19270854 WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
19152084 Relay Control Apparatus and Method Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD.
18630104 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18478346 DETECTION OF LOW EFFICIENCY POWER STATES Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Terrence Ronique Willoughby's allowance rate?

80.4% of resolved applications examined by Terrence Ronique Willoughby were allowed (537 resolved cases), compared with 66.2% across Art Unit 2836 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Terrence Ronique Willoughby?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Terrence Ronique Willoughby take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Terrence Ronique Willoughby took 973 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Terrence Ronique Willoughby work in?

Terrence Ronique Willoughby examines applications in Art Unit 2836 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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