Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ADROVEL, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2483 2800 2898

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.4%
Allow Rate
-24.6% vs TC avg
186
Total Applications
+53.9%
Interview Lift
1453
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 159 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
67.3%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18228191 SUBSTRATE DEGASSING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18057693 MASK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18404584 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18523477 Compound Semiconductor Device for High Power and High Frequency Operation Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18397506 INTEGRATED DEEP TRENCH HIGH-K CAPACITOR AND METHOD Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18498305 OXYGEN CONTROL DURING GATE FORMATION FOR IMPROVED CHANNEL MOBILITY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18367605 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17863175 TIE OFF DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18457645 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18584492 THERMALLY ENHANCED ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18078245 ASYMMETRICALLY BONDED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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