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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Timothy Edward Duren, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DUREN, TIMOTHY EDWARD

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2817

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

DUREN, TIMOTHY EDWARD is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2811. The profile records 62 resolved cases, an 82.3% allowance rate, and a median of 1234 days to allowance. The interview lift is 11.7%, indicating a positive association, although the case record is limited.

The listed companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Muir Patent Law, PLLC, and NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION. Counsel should treat the figures as directional and pair them with application-specific review.

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

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1234
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 62 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17969942 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18510408 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18589281 FERROELECTRIC MEMORY AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18594167 CELLS WITH INTEGRATED PROTECTION DIODES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18507146 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18226579 METHODS OF FORMING ABRUPT INTERFACES BETWEEN SILICON-AND-CARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS AND SILICON-AND-OXYGEN-CONTAINING MATERIALS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18107658 MULTICHANNEL TRANSISTORS WITH SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS HAVING WAVY INNER PROFILES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18330229 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH STRAINED CHANNELS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18407360 METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Timothy Edward Duren's allowance rate?

82.3% of resolved applications examined by Timothy Edward Duren were allowed (62 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2811 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Timothy Edward Duren?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Timothy Edward Duren take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Timothy Edward Duren took 1,234 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Timothy Edward Duren work in?

Timothy Edward Duren examines applications in Art Unit 2811 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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