Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOWERS, BRANDON

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2825 2851

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+6.7%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 535 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.3%
§101 Eligibility
32.6%
§102 Novelty
28.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18103868 LAYOUT METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP USING THE SAME, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
17364652 DRAIN-ASSISTED SUPPLY GENERATION CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18676537 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING STANDARD CELL HAVING SPLIT PORTIONS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
17537015 SECURE AND CONFIGURABLE TEST INTERFACE FOR AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) BLOCK IN A SYSTEM ON A CHIP (SOC) Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17871567 METASURFACES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18097272 USING MACHINE-TRAINED NETWORK TO PERFORM DRC CHECK Non-Final OA D2S, Inc.
18097270 TRAINING MACHINE-TRAINED NETWORK TO PERFORM DRC CHECK Non-Final OA D2S, Inc.
18153799 TRUSTED PARAMETERIZED CELLS (PCELLS) ON BLOCKCHAIN Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
17848371 ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COMPRISING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
17490641 QUANTUM FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG ARRAYS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GENESEE VALLEY INNOVATIONS, LLC

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