Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GREWAL, HEIM KIRIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+0.6%
Interview Lift
1230
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18240017 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18299117 IMAGE SENSORS HAVING GRATING STRUCTURES THEREIN THAT PROVIDE ENHANCED DIFFRACTION OF INCIDENT LIGHT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17990448 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18198043 MEMORY DEVICE WITH HIGH-MOBILITY OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNEL AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18129048 ASYMMETRIC GATE CONTACT OVER SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18299199 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18128601 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18149215 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17870341 CO-OPTIMIZATION OF MEMORY AND LOGIC DEVICES BY SOURCE/DRAIN MODULATION AND STRUCTURES THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17955187 SELF-ALIGNMENT LAYER WITH LOW-K MATERIAL PROXIMATE TO VIAS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17485185 THIN FILM TRANSISTORS HAVING CMOS FUNCTIONALITY INTEGRATED WITH 2D CHANNEL MATERIALS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17405953 LEAKAGE INSENSITIVE TRANSISTOR CIRCUITS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17981921 COMPOSITE CATHODE CONTACT WITH SPACER LAYER FOR MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED MICRO-LEDS, MINI-LEDS, AND LED ARRAYS Non-Final OA Lumileds LLC
17818607 TRANSISTOR HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18270719 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
18251781 BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA WUHAN XINXIN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

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