Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GRAY, AARON J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2897

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
547
Total Applications
+30.5%
Interview Lift
908
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 514 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18560477 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18257921 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18252583 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18358434 Thin Film Transistor and Manufacturing Method, Memory and Manufacturing Method, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18398842 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18507280 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18322799 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18424688 STACK TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18397476 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH THERMOELECTRIC COOLER Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18120650 LDMOS TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE LDMOS TRANSISTOR WITH IMPROVED RDS*CGD Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18382218 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FUSE STRUCTURE EMBEDDED IN SUBSTRATE Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18522119 SILICON ON INSULATOR DEVICE Non-Final OA United Microelectronics Corp.
18223780 SELF-PROTECTED ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICES Final Rejection GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18358603 CONTINUOUS LONG JOSEPHSON JUNCTION LOGIC GATE SYSTEM Non-Final OA NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

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