Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DINKE, BITEW A

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

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bitew A. Dinke has managed 785 resolved cases in Art Unit 2141 within Tech Center 4100. The examiner's allowance rate is 72.9%, and the median days to allowance is 839. The interview lift of 12.4% suggests that interviews are a productive way to advance prosecution and improve the likelihood of a favorable outcome. This profile indicates a solid and predictable environment for applicants.

Practitioners in Tech Center 4100 can expect a solid 72.9% baseline success rate that is further improved by the 12.4% interview lift. The 839-day median to allowance is an efficient timeline for this tech center. With 785 resolved cases, the data provides a reliable foundation for strategic planning. Applicants should consider the 12.4% lift as a meaningful reason to engage the examiner directly, especially if written responses do not immediately lead to an allowance. The combination of the 72.9% rate and 839-day median makes this a favorable profile for patent prosecution in Art Unit 2141.

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

Performance Statistics

72.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
816
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
839
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 785 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
65.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18731574 SENSOR, IMAGE SENSOR, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18588586 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING ASYMMETRICAL SOURCE/DRAIN Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18473665 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics 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.
18746015 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR BONDED BODY, BONDED BODY, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LAMINATE, LAMINATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DEVICE, AND DEVICE, AND COMPOSITION FOR FORMING POLYIMIDE-CONTAINING PRECURSOR PORTION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
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.
18780099 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18755275 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE Non-Final OA NICHIA 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.
18558614 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions 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 Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18443354 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18731791 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
18629732 QUANTUM PHASED ARRAYS Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18606182 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18668134 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH A CURRENT GAIN LAYOUT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18659666 APPARATUS AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING SPIRAL TSV CONNECTION Non-Final OA MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18416079 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING RIBBON, APPARATUS AND DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
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.

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