Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Edward Chin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHIN, EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2813 2821 2893 3729

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHIN, EDWARD works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2813. The record covers 705 resolved cases, with an 87.4% allowance rate and a median of 890 days to allowance. Interview activity corresponds to a 6.2% lift, providing a positive outcome signal in this profile.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., and Texas Instruments Incorporated are the listed leading companies. BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP are the listed leading firms. Practitioners may consider interviews as one component of prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
726
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
890
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 705 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18807904 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A BACKSIDE PACKAGE ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18629799 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18388119 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18740133 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18652992 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18731568 QUANTUM DEVICE AND QUANTUM DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18766710 LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18603999 ION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBSTANCE BEING DETECTED Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18921100 Light-Emitting Element Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18623929 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL AND SHIELD STRUCTURES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18731206 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LASER MARKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
16808922 Dicing A Wafer Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18791429 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18649331 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Rohm Co., Ltd.
18917730 METHOD TO IMPROVE WAFER EDGE UNIFORMITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18667148 MICROWAVE PLASMA-ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF SILICON OXIDE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18789069 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC STRESSOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18737239 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18196144 PACKAGES WITH A SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN PACKAGE CONNECTORS AND A SEATING PLANE OF AT LEAST 6 MILS Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18734480 HIGH VOLTAGE CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Edward Chin's allowance rate?

87.4% of resolved applications examined by Edward Chin were allowed (705 resolved cases), compared with 80.3% across Art Unit 2813 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Edward Chin?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Edward Chin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Edward Chin took 890 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Edward Chin work in?

Edward Chin examines applications in Art Unit 2813 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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