Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ASSOUMAN, HERVE-LOUIS Y

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2642 2800 2812 2818 2826 4100

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.3%
Allow Rate
+31.3% vs TC avg
710
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
772
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 676 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18739950 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18225447 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18707256 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18557210 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VERTICAL POWER SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, AND VERTICAL POWER SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18597959 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18345607 DIRECT BONDING ON BURIED POWER RAILS Final Rejection Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies, Inc.
18421837 MEMS MIRROR MODULE WITH STRESS-DECOUPLED VIBRATIONAL MODES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18345065 BUMP LANDING WITH BOND WIRES FOR IMPROVED SOLDER WETTING Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17671235 LED TRANSFER MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18597324 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH COMBINED LEAD FRAME AND CLIP FRAME Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18434118 Semiconductor Device and Method of Producing a Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18696151 HIGH MOBILITY TFT DRIVING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18614485 LOW RESISTIVITY POLYCRYSTALLINE BASED SUBSTRATE OR WAFER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18518179 UTILIZING MEMORY CHIP THROUGH-SILICON VIAS FOR CONNECTING LOGIC CHIP TO SUBSTRATE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18192989 HIGH DENSITY VERTICAL INTERCONNECT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17806340 STAIRCASE STACKED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18327848 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18605974 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18397847 HIGH DNAMIC RANGE OPTICAL SENSOR USING TRENCH CAPACITORS WITH SIDEWALL STRUCTURES Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC

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