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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ian Isaac Degrasse, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2818. The record includes 27 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 81.5%. The median time to allowance is 1308 days. Interview lift is 3.3%, so the reported data provides little evidence that interviews materially change allowance outcomes.

The principal companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Display Co., Ltd. The leading firms are JCIPRNET, PVIP, and NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION. Because the case base is limited, applicants should rely on application-specific examination rather than treating the aggregate profile as predictive.

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

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+3.3%
Interview Lift
1308
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
33.9%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18678374 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18485378 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17846461 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18760977 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND MOVING BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17954681 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17900742 DISPLAY DEVICE AND TILED DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17559342 FORMATION OF CAVITY SPACER AND SOURCE-DRAIN EPITAXIAL GROWTH FOR SCALING OF GATE-ALL-AROUND TRANSISTORS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18122714 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18664558 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18256910 WAFER-LEVEL MANUFACTURE OF OPTICAL PACKAGES Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
18751616 STRESSED NANOSHEET CHANNELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18517129 EXTENDED BACKSIDE CONTACT FOR STACKED FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17902551 SiC MOSFET Including Trench with Rounded Corners Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18593247 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19288643 EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK WITH CAPPING LAYER Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17745562 EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK WITH CAPPING LAYER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18215675 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LOW CAPACITANCE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE DIODES Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ian Isaac Degrasse's allowance rate?

81.5% of resolved applications examined by Ian Isaac Degrasse were allowed (27 resolved cases), compared with 85.2% across Art Unit 2818 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ian Isaac Degrasse?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ian Isaac Degrasse take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ian Isaac Degrasse took 1,308 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ian Isaac Degrasse work in?

Ian Isaac Degrasse examines applications in Art Unit 2818 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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