Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GRAY, AARON J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2897

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
530
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 497 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18061628 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18277021 DISPLAY PANELS, DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18022171 Display Substrate, Preparation Method Therefor, and Electronic Apparatus Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18116401 MICRO LED, MICRO LED PANEL AND MICRO LED CHIP Final Rejection JADE BIRD DISPLAY (SHANGHAI) LIMITED
18257921 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18252583 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18314559 INFRARED-RESPONSIVE SENSOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17957181 Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18453755 SPURIOUS JUNCTION PREVENTION VIA IN-SITU ION MILLING Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17883668 BACK-SIDE DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18295462 BONDING APPARATUS, BONDING SYSTEM, BONDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17876438 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPURITY GETTERING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18306517 DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURES FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18223780 SELF-PROTECTED ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICES Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
17844076 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY HAVING L SHAPED DIELECTRIC LAYER Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17449975 INTERLAYER CONNECTION OF STACKED MICROELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18262100 ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB2 CO., LTD.
18296458 MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR PIXEL ARRAY Non-Final OA Avalon Holographics Inc.

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