Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ESKRIDGE, CORY W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1717 2898 3624

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+20.5% vs TC avg
644
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 619 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.4%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18226352 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18302401 LAYOUT METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR, INSPECTION METHOD OF WAFER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE WAFER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18325599 PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND PACKAGE METHOD Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18125383 ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18158090 Selectively Dispensed Underfill and Edge Bond Patterns Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18528975 U-SHAPED SPACER TO PROTECT THE INTRA-DEVICE SPACE REGION FOR STACKED FET Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18311773 Backside Contact and Metal over Diffusion Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18391719 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
17855961 POCKETED COPPER IN FIRST LAYER INTERCONNECT AND METHOD Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17781055 DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18133248 MULTI CHIP FRONT END MODULE WITH SHIELDING VIAS Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18216860 CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
17950442 GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18244205 INTERPOSER STRUCTURE AND PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18302804 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
18379667 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18090120 Warpage Control of Component Carrier with Dummy Components Final Rejection AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

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