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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Bitew A Dinke, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DINKE, BITEW A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2141 2812 2823 2826 2896 2897 4100

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

DINKE, BITEW A examines applications in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2141. The record contains 792 resolved cases, with a 73.0% allowance rate and a median of 840 days to allowance. The 12.2% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with a noticeable, though not dominant, improvement in allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd., and LG Display Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Haynes and Boone, LLP (24061), Innovation Counsel LLP, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The substantial case volume provides a meaningful basis for using this profile in prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
847
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 792 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
65.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18588586 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING ASYMMETRICAL SOURCE/DRAIN Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18473665 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18849265 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18454273 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18786829 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18735220 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18663084 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18650091 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18558614 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18808992 WRAP-AROUND SOURCE/DRAIN METHOD OF MAKING CONTACTS FOR BACKSIDE METALS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18090879 MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGE STRUCTURES WITH SOLDER JOINT ASSEMBLIES HAVING ROUGHENED BUMP STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18722110 Display Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18707987 MEMORY ELEMENT AND MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18668134 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH A CURRENT GAIN LAYOUT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18659666 APPARATUS AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING SPIRAL TSV CONNECTION Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18606182 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18468556 Reduction of Edge Transistor Leakage on N-Type EDMOS and LDMOS Devices Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18773742 STRESSED PFET NANOSHEETS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18756004 WRAP AROUND CONTACT WITH SELF-ALIGNED GATE ISOLATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18816403 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Rohm Co., Ltd.
18416079 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING RIBBON, APPARATUS AND DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18791279 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING STACKED PICK-UP REGIONS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18785774 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES WITH MULTIPLE THRESHOLD VOLTAGE OFFERINGS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18783518 Epitaxial Source/Drain Structures for Multigate Devices and Methods of Fabricating Thereof Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18784139 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING SILICIDE LAYER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18765271 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18631274 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18618063 TFT WITH HYDROGEN ABSORPTION LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18428230 METHOD FOR FORMING FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FINFET) DEVICE STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18475965 STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE WITH AN INSULATING LAYER BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM SOURCE/DRAIN FEATURES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bitew A Dinke's allowance rate?

73.0% of resolved applications examined by Bitew A Dinke were allowed (792 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 2141 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bitew A Dinke?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bitew A Dinke take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bitew A Dinke took 840 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bitew A Dinke work in?

Bitew A Dinke examines applications in Art Unit 2141 in Tech Center 4100.

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