Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+10.4% vs TC avg
971
Total Applications
+0.5%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 931 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.1%
§102 Novelty
54.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18390217 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18532504 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18832792 VERTICAL TRANSISTOR, LIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18556417 SENSOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17841513 BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION TYPE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION TYPE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18769204 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17976949 SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18547752 METHOD TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF GALLIUM-CONTAINING MICRON-SIZED LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18556695 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18776346 SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18761077 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18656884 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18513968 MRAM DEVICE HAVING SELF-ALIGNED SHUNTING LAYER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17982587 MRAM DEVICE HAVING SELF-ALIGNED SHUNTING LAYER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18786724 Conductive Features with Air Spacer and Method of Forming Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18780824 Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method of Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17861609 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
18402867 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18523007 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18748476 MEMORY STRUCTURE WITH FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODE Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18464487 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPINTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18396934 Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18788163 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18659282 SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR WAFER WITH CAVITY STRUCTURES Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

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