Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GAMINO, CARLOS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1735 1793 2812

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.3%
Allow Rate
-32.7% vs TC avg
787
Total Applications
+45.6%
Interview Lift
1163
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 743 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19262589 WIRE BONDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19244209 LIGHT SOLDERING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18524828 WIRE BONDING APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18703122 ROLL PRESS APPARATUS AND PRESSURE-BONDING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19399914 SONOTRODES FOR ULTRASONICALLY WELDING A CONDUCTIVE PIN TO A WORKPIECE, ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
18488842 ULTRASONIC WELDING DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18789626 MATERIALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE MOUNT APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18157714 DIFFUSION BONDING OF PURE METAL BODIES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18368251 Wire Bonding Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
18756631 WAVE HEIGHT CONTROL FOR WAVE SOLDERING Non-Final OA Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
18588848 THERMAL COMPRESSION BONDING WITH CONTACT AREA ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18748789 Exothermic Welding Device Final Rejection ERICO International Corporation
18569118 Exothermic Welding System Non-Final OA ERICO International Corporation

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