Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ANGUIANO, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2899

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.8%
Allow Rate
-24.2% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+36.7%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
64.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18158692 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18060239 LEAD FRAME APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17893312 Tunable Fingertip Capacitors with Enhanced Shielding in Ceramic Package Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18346505 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17697747 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19274380 STACKABLE AND SELF-ALIGNED TFT STRUCTURES Final Rejection ZINITE CORPORATION
18124223 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18305577 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18125442 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN APPARATUS HAVING A METAL BODY FOR COOLING A SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17887983 IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17885577 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17809432 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17672355 FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE WITH LEAKAGE BARRIER LAYERS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17957257 EMBEDDED THIN FILM VARISTOR IN THROUGH GLASS VIAS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17981906 COMPOSITE CATHODE CONTACT WITH SPACER LAYER FOR MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED MICRO-LEDS, MINI-LEDS, AND LED ARRAYS Non-Final OA Lumileds LLC
17792996 ALLOY FILM ETCH Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18162718 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR 3D MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
17930450 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
17889395 DEEP TRENCH CAPACITOR BRIDGE FOR MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18028512 HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE OF COOLING PLATE FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA ZHENGHAI GROUP CO., LTD.
17691934 MONOLITHIC COLOR-TUNABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA INNOVATION SEMICONDUCTOR

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