Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GARCES, NELSON Y

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2814 2892 4100

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nelson Y. Garces serves in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2814. He has overseen 604 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 80.6 percent. This 80.6 percent allowance rate indicates a high frequency of patent grants for applications reaching a final decision. With 604 resolved cases, the data offers a robust view of his examination outcomes.

The interview lift for Garces is 3.6 percent. This 3.6 percent lift suggests a slight increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to cases without an interview. Given the high baseline allowance rate of 80.6 percent, the 3.6 percent lift indicates that most applications are successful regardless of whether an interview occurs. Practitioners may find that interviews are less critical for achieving an allowance in Art Unit 2814 than with other examiners.

The median time to allowance is 913 days. This 913 day duration represents the typical timeframe from filing to issuance for successful applications. Applicants can use this 913 day median to set realistic expectations for their prosecution timeline. The combination of an 80.6 percent allowance rate and this median pendency defines the current environment for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
639
Total Applications
+3.6%
Interview Lift
913
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 604 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18412026 IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18443670 MASK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18422572 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18421611 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18760808 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
17972937 PIXELATED FILTER COMPRISING AN INTERFERENCE FILTER Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18508827 PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18115711 LOW-PROFILE MEMORY APPARATUS COMPATIBLE WITH SYSTEM THERMAL SOLUTIONS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18114120 PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROMIGRATION WITHIN A LAYER OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17940195 BARRIER LAYER FOR DIELECTRIC RECESS MITIGATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18475566 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER DELIVERY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18292529 PHOTODIODE ARRAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTODIODE ARRAY Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18475476 CONTACTS FOR JOSEPHSON JUNCTION-BASED QUBITS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18505928 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES WITH AN ENCAPSULANT MATERIAL HAVING ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18603113 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18590785 AIR-GAP IN TRENCH FIELD PLATE POWER MOSFET FOR REDUCED POWER LOSS PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18190893 MOS TRANSISTOR ON SOI STRUCTURE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18443616 DEVICE PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18430868 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company,LTD.
18413062 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18756313 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
18434981 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM Co., LTD.
18735534 METHOD FOR PREPARING PIXEL DEFINING LAYER Non-Final OA DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD.
18477635 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17758011 DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING OXYGEN SUPPLEMENT FUNCTIONAL LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOBILE TERMINAL Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17173469 IMAGE SENSOR HAVING A GRID STRUCTURE WITH SMALLER TOP WIDTH THAN BOTTOM WIDTH Non-Final OA VisEra Technologies Company Limited

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