Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CULLEN, PATRICK LAWRENCE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2899

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
73.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18342182 SOLID STATE DRIVE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18205139 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18204241 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17860531 INTERPOSER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING INTERPOSER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18389429 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18473976 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18635862 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18790616 DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18473803 MULTI-LAYER DIELECTRIC GATE SPACER FOR FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (FINFET) AND GATE-ALL-AROUND (GAA) DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17831100 HEAT REMOVAL IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH TRANSISTORS AND DOUBLE-SIDED METAL INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18028850 THERMAL PAD, HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18160979 HEAT DISSIPATING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18018286 Power Semiconductor Module and Method for Producing a Power Semiconductor Module Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17798100 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18497654 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE HAVING A METAL PLATE LAYER Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17949485 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18520527 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING INTEGRATION FOR BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR (BJT) Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18499235 CHIP STACKING STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17889868 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17647263 SEMICONDUCTOR INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
17541702 METHODS FOR SEAMLESS GAP FILLING USING GRADIENT OXIDATION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18368302 Inductive Heatable Particles in Semiconductor Module Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18140375 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
17965254 BOTTOM ENHANCED LINER-LESS VIA CONTACT FOR REDUCED MOL RESISTANCE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17887530 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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