Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GONDARENKO, NATALIA A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2426 2811 2891

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
937
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18742302 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18598417 IMAGE SENSORS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18598414 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18444165 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18444359 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18381785 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18839233 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18703685 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18387079 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18477831 Field-Effect Transistor, Production Method Thereof, Switching Circuit, and Circuit Board Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18721677 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18413761 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18679093 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF A MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18359991 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DOPED REGION UNDERLYING A GATE LAYER AND IN A BARRIER LAYER Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18444268 IC Structure with Stress-Release Pattern to Enhance Package Yield Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18528812 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18789042 FORMING DIELECTRIC FILM WITH HIGH RESISTANCE TO TILTING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18422656 PLASMA TREATMENT OF BARRIER AND LINER LAYERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18459339 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18458284 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18458877 RECESSED GATE HEMT PROCESSING WITH REVERSED ETCHING Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18334763 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18598157 Heterostructures and Processes Of Making and Using Same Non-Final OA Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18666604 COMBINATION STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEEP TRENCH DEVICES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Richtek Technology Corporation
18512540 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH GROUP III-V COMPOUND MATERIAL Final Rejection Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
18511743 TMR SENSOR HAVING TUNED VORTEX RESPONSE Final Rejection Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

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