Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815 2859

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.3%
Allow Rate
-25.7% vs TC avg
418
Total Applications
+6.7%
Interview Lift
1323
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 343 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17902639 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FOR A DISPLAY PANEL, A SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE FOR A DISPLAY PANEL, AND A DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17410804 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
16984907 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
17557940 METHOD FOR INHIBITING FORMABLE MATERIAL EVAPORATION, SYSTEM FOR INHIBITING EVAPORATION, AND METHOD OF MAKING AN ARTICLE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17575635 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
17670804 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17573596 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
16057819 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18544961 MICRO THIN-FILM DEVICE Non-Final OA VueReal Inc.
17918931 MICRO THIN-FILM DEVICE Non-Final OA VueReal Inc.
17232010 THROUGH GATE FIN ISOLATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17724337 AREA-SELECTIVE ETCHING Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
15426942 BONDED STRUCTURES WITH INTEGRATED PASSIVE COMPONENT Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17942814 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17587749 INLINE CONTACTLESS METROLOGY CHAMBER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17498046 ELECTRODE/DIELECTRIC BARRIER MATERIAL FORMATION AND STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17896081 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17322769 Bonding Pad on a Back Side Illuminated Image Sensor Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17868635 Methods Of Forming Metal Gate Spacer Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17752558 TRANSDUCER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17555740 SELECTIVE STOP TO CONTROL HEATER HEIGHT VARIATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17554765 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING REDUCED CONTACT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17546178 ELECTRODE RECESSED PHASE CHANGE MEMORY PORE CELL Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17493813 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) DEVICES WITH IMPROVED THERMAL STABILITY AND SCALING BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17489602 PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL SIDEWALL PROJECTION LINER Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17908263 CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE, OPTICAL DEVICE USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE Final Rejection DEXERIALS CORPORATION
18653933 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17550508 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PRODUCE DIES FOR A WAFER RECONSTITUTION Final Rejection IMEC VZW
17615308 METHOD FOR REMOVING ADHERING MATERIAL AND FILM FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA SHOWA DENKO K.K.

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