Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Antonio B Crite, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CRITE, ANTONIO B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2817 2891 2892

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
499
Total Applications
-13.0%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 462 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18586112 3D-STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING DIFFERENT CHANNEL STRUCTURES, SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS, AND GATE STRUCTURES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18786173 Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18576110 DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18358544 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18028299 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18558233 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18523129 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH VARIABLE WORD LINE VIA CONTACT DENSITY AS FUNCTION OF CONTACT DEPTH AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18736026 SELF-ALIGNED CONTACTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18513260 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18777885 CONDUCTIVE BOND STRUCTURE TO INCREASE MEMBRANE SENSITIVTY IN MEMS DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18669948 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED BODY LEAKAGE CURRENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18662168 HIGHLY PHYSICAL ION RESISTIVE SPACER TO DEFINE CHEMICAL DAMAGE FREE SUB 60NM MRAM DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18603779 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18784872 Structure and Method for MRAM Devices with a Slot Via Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18596123 MECHANISMS FOR GROWING EPITAXY STRUCTURE OF FINFET DEVICE Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17875206 HARDENED INTERLAYER DIELECTRIC LAYER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18615720 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Antonio B Crite's allowance rate?

81.6% of resolved applications examined by Antonio B Crite were allowed (462 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2800 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Antonio B Crite?

This examiner's interview lift is -13.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Antonio B Crite take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Antonio B Crite took 871 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Antonio B Crite work in?

Antonio B Crite examines applications in Art Unit 2800 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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