Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James G Yeaman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YEAMAN, JAMES G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836 2842 2849

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

YEAMAN, JAMES G is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2836. His profile covers 115 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 82.6% and a median of 948 days to allowance. Interviews show a 6.9% lift, suggesting a modest positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies include Samsung Electronics, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, and Meta Platforms Technologies. CANTOR COLBURN LLP, Kim & Stewart LLP- Toshiba, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC are the listed firms. For prosecution planning, the record supports considering interviews as a useful supplement to focused written amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
148
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
948
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
65.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18908068 A LEVEL SHIFTER CIRCUIT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19235068 SIGNAL TRANSMITTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND INSULATED GATE DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
19067054 Light Emitting Diode Control Circuitry Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18772677 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James G Yeaman's allowance rate?

82.6% of resolved applications examined by James G Yeaman were allowed (115 resolved cases), compared with 66.2% across Art Unit 2836 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James G Yeaman?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James G Yeaman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James G Yeaman took 948 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James G Yeaman work in?

James G Yeaman examines applications in Art Unit 2836 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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