Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Terrence Ronique Willoughby operates within Art Unit 2836 of Tech Center 2800. With 534 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 80.3 percent. This figure represents the proportion of cases that reach a grant rather than an abandonment or other resolution in Art Unit 2836. Practitioners can approach prosecution with an understanding of these historical outcomes.

The data shows an interview lift of 12.3 percent, which means that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance compared to those that do not. Practitioners can use this information to decide when to engage the examiner directly to potentially improve their chances of success. The median days to allowance stands at 975, providing a specific timeline for the duration of successful prosecution. This measurement of 975 days reflects the middle value of the time taken for all allowed cases to reach issuance, helping to set client expectations for the overall process.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
543
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§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
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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