Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DYKES, LAURA M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2892

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura M. Dykes serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2892. Her record includes 527 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 66.0 percent. The median days to allowance for these applications is 995. This 995-day timeline is a useful benchmark for practitioners working on the 527 resolved cases under her review in Art Unit 2892.

The interview lift is 27.1 percent, which suggests that direct communication is a very effective tactic for applicants. This 27.1 percent lift provides a strong boost to the 66.0 percent base allowance rate. Given the 995 median days to allowance, an interview may be a key step in securing a grant. The 527 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800 provide a reliable statistical basis for these prosecution strategies.

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

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
554
Total Applications
+26.9%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 528 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18761886 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18667670 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
18613471 CAPACITOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18827874 FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT FILM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18618854 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18382200 DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18476454 DISPLAY MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18235275 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18771351 Transparent Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18531300 Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18575411 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17880117 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIRST AND SECOND SIDEWALL SPACERS ON BURIED INSULATOR Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18578633 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES AND COMPONENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18743276 STACKED NANOSHEET CAPACITOR-TRANSISTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18599586 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17946109 WAFER BASED MOLDED FLIP CHIP ROUTABLE IC PACKAGE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18599771 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18111525 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STACKED DIE WARPAGE CONTROL DURING MASS REFLOW Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18471219 SIC-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED BODY-SOURCE COUPLING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
18787569 CAPACITOR IN NANOSHEET Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18581058 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES FOR MONITORING PLASMA PROCESS-INDUCED DAMAGES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18431950 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH LOWERED EPITAXIAL SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18412129 MEMORY DEVICES WITH DIFFERENTLY SIZED ACTIVE REGIONS IN PERIPHERY CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18820928 DEVICE CHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18581006 CHIP CARRIER STRUCTURE Final Rejection SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

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