Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HARRISTON, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2826 2896 2899

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.3%
Allow Rate
+21.3% vs TC avg
1073
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1054 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
43.5%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18497039 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18497027 VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18210134 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18296500 STACK SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18120866 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18577517 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, VEHICLE LAMP, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18391845 STACKED TRANSISTOR STRUCTURES WITH ALIGNED CELL BOUNDARIES AND SHIFTED CHANNELS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18236925 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18507726 Semiconductor Package With Thermal Conductive Structure and the Methods of Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18222646 STACKED CHIP SCALE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18522821 Backside Illumination Global Shutter Image Sensor with Trench Storage Gate Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18519032 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA inergy Technology Inc.
18497281 Multi-Period Patterned Substrate Non-Final OA Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
18287026 ORORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT FOR LIGHTING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA LOTI CO., LTD.

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