Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2899

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.9%
Allow Rate
-25.1% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18044637 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND MOBILE BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18004429 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17814298 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17820151 SEMICONDUCTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18060569 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Final Rejection NIDEC CORPORATION
18134684 POWER MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17850688 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17873060 3D SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17708890 HETEROGENEOUS PACKAGES HAVING THERMAL TOWERS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17705878 PACKAGE LAYERS FOR STRESS MONITORING AND METHOD Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17698430 MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING STIFFENERS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17698365 MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING STIFFENERS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17552581 MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES WITH GLASS SUBSTRATES AND THIN FILM CAPACITORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18303693 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
17872005 LIDDED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
17866566 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH REDUCED CONNECTION LENGTH Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18333036 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18329387 METHODS FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRONIC PACKAGE TO A CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18297971 DUAL-SIDED MOLDED PACKAGE WITH EXPOSED BACKSIDE DIE FOR THERMAL DISSIPATION Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
17891634 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17684202 Multi-Bandgap Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Final Rejection The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
17956682 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18295217 POWER MODULE UTILIZING INJECTABLE CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT FOR DIRECT COOLING Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
17814566 HETEROGENEOUS EMBEDDED POWER DEVICE PACKAGE USING DAM AND FILL Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18223838 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
17977640 Semiconductor Package with Molded Heat Dissipation Plate Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
17711084 SELECTIVE ETCHING OF SILICON LAYERS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
17958102 Thermal management techniques for high power integrated circuits operating in dry cryogenic environments Non-Final OA FormFactor, Inc.
18096091 PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND PACKAGING METHOD Non-Final OA Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
18447315 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH PYRAMIDAL SHIELDING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.

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