Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YEAMAN, JAMES G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2842

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
126
Total Applications
+6.6%
Interview Lift
1021
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
67.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18908068 A LEVEL SHIFTER CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18908191 LEVEL SHIFTER AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18951807 CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION PULSE WIDTH SCALING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18647401 INTEGRATOR CIRCUIT WITH TRIMMABLE COMPONENT AND CALIBRATION CONTROL CIRCUIT Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18619038 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT NON-LINEARITY IN TRANSMITTERS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18477721 POWER-ON-RESET CIRCUIT WITH BROWN-OUT DETECTION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18374202 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO STABILIZE POWER FET CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18772298 SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUIT, FREQUENCY LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT AND PHASE LOCKED LOOP SYSTEM Non-Final OA NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
18772677 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18805770 SWITCHING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18794044 GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT, ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18817222 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AMPLIFIER AND BIASING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
18799117 PHASE-LOCK LOOP USING PHASE CONVERGENCE COMPENSATION Non-Final OA NXP B.V.

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