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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Casey Paul Boatman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BOATMAN, CASEY PAUL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

BOATMAN, CASEY PAUL is assigned to Technology Center 2800 and art unit 2893. The record contains 84 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 84.5%. The median time to allowance is 1305 days. Interview lift is 9.7%, showing a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. The listed firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Cooper Legal Group LLC. Practitioners can use the high allowance history for expectation setting, while treating interviews as a supporting prosecution tool.

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

Performance Statistics

84.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
110
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 84 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647760 MOUNTING DEVICE AND MOUNTING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18149398 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd.
18648759 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18018605 A WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18661941 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18679159 HYBRID HfO2-BASED FERROELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METAL-FERROELECTRIC-SEMICONDUCTOR CAPACITOR FOR TRAINING AND/OR FINE-TUNING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18664889 ZERO TRACK SKIP WITH IN-LINE VIA TO METAL LINE CONNECTION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17709628 STACKED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH REDUCED GATE-TO-DRAIN PARASITIC CAPACITANCE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17553967 WAFER BONDING FOR STACKED TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18240304 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18773923 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18230756 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Casey Paul Boatman's allowance rate?

84.5% of resolved applications examined by Casey Paul Boatman were allowed (84 resolved cases), compared with 79.0% across Art Unit 2893 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Casey Paul Boatman?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Casey Paul Boatman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Casey Paul Boatman took 1,305 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Casey Paul Boatman work in?

Casey Paul Boatman examines applications in Art Unit 2893 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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