Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ANGUIANO, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2899

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Anguiano serves in Tech Center 2800 within Art Unit 2899. The examiner has 27 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 51.9 percent. This indicates that about half of the applications are allowed. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1313, which practitioners should use to set timeline expectations for their clients.

The interview lift is 19.9 percent, suggesting that conducting an interview is a beneficial strategy that improves the 51.9 percent baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, the 19.9 percent lift indicates that direct engagement can be effective in resolving outstanding issues. With 27 resolved cases, the data provides an initial look at the examiner's tendencies. Managing the 1313-day median pendency may be more successful through an interview, as it offers a statistical advantage in Art Unit 2899.

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

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-16.1% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1313
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
69.3%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666962 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18158692 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18041621 Package-on-Package Assembly with Improved Thermal Management Final Rejection Google LLC
18759372 PACKAGE COMPRISING A PASSIVE DEVICE WITH VARIABLE SIZED BUMP INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18188577 STITCHED GUARD RINGS WITH OVERLAY ERROR RESILIENCY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17957257 EMBEDDED THIN FILM VARISTOR IN THROUGH GLASS VIAS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17350184 MILLIMETER WAVE COMPONENTS IN A GLASS CORE OF A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18798770 POWER MODULES Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18346505 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18663782 MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18829737 NANOSHEET DEVICE BACKSIDE CONNECTING TO BOTH VDD AND VSS AT THE SAME LEVEL Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17897737 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17896329 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18830312 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18829633 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18060239 LEAD FRAME APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17893746 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING AN IMPROVED METAL LAYER Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17940715 ACCESS CIRCUITRY STRUCTURES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY ARRAY Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17886466 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17885577 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18594527 BARRIER ENCAPSULATION FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17931256 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA ROHM Co., LTD.
18676665 CHIP COMPLEX WITH EMBEDDED INTERPOSER Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18090055 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17958965 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
18085684 EDGE-STRUCTURED LEADFRAME FOR EMBEDDED DIE PACKAGING OF POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Canada Inc.

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