Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: AHMED, SHAHED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2823

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
1,034
Total Applications
-0.1%
Interview Lift
708
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 995 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18378789 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE INCLUDING METAL LINE AND TOP VIA FORMED THROUGH DIFFERENT PROCESSES Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18381757 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18474621 Light Emitting Display Device Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18644418 SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT, MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18414500 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
18509050 MEMBER, TRANSISTOR DEVICES, POWER DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBER Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18506137 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17947071 FERRORELECTRIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FEFET) DEVICES WITH LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18637017 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18410886 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18779425 METHOD FOR ELIMINATING DIVOT FORMATION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18597846 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18425333 OXYGEN AFFINITY LAYER TO IMPROVE RRAM CELL PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18507230 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18405973 INTERCONNECT LAYER WITH DIFFERENT DIELECTRIC REGIONS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18508638 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING LATERALLY UNDULATING ISOLATION TRENCHES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18593490 THIN DIODES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
18422867 HEMT TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18387325 MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18458589 VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18186403 VERTICAL ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A REDUCED LATERAL FIELD TERMINATION DISTANCE, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING METHOD Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18337396 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection United Microelectronics Corp.

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