Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BOOTH, RICHARD A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
1,076
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
800
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1038 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
83.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18226037 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING COMMON BODY BIAS REGION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18212422 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18335492 VERTICAL NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY CELL STRINGS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18321275 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18136993 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18132198 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18575971 DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18470664 BACKSIDE FUSE STRUCTURE UTILIZING BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18533229 ELECTRONIC APPARATUSES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18362316 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18381706 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18339681 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18060347 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18499088 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-STEP GATE AND RECESSED MULTI-STEP FIELD PLATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREFOR Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18533354 TRENCH GATE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA MIRISE Technologies Corporation
18309768 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE Non-Final OA SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18378312 HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18285389 ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE FILM-BASED INTERPOSER FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, MULTI-STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18570666 METHOD FOR MANUFACTUING NON-EMITTING III-NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR STACKED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA WAVELORD CO., LTD
18343298 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSISTORS ON A SILICON-ON-INSULATOR TYPE BULK Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18561231 PLATINUM GROUP METAL CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH THE PLATINUM GROUP METAL CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILM Final Rejection UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18198297 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.
18374205 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
18174418 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP WITH 2D FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND ON-CHIP THIN FILM LAYER DEPOSITION WITH ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION Non-Final OA Cardea Bio, Inc.

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