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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Adin Hrnjic, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HRNJIC, ADIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814 2817 2884 2897

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

HRNJIC, ADIN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2814. The profile reports 59 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 66.1%, and a median of 1215 days to allowance. The interview lift is 9.7%, providing a limited but specific measure of interview-associated outcomes in the available record.

The listed companies are International Business Machines Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The principal firms are BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, CKC & Partners Co., LLC, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. Because the case history is relatively focused, practitioners should review matter-specific details before drawing operational conclusions.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
109
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18740075 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17869597 TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18760403 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18577041 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18166361 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE WITH INTEGRATED CURRENT SENSOR Final Rejection AUDI AG
17310258 FILM-FORMING METHOD, FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, AND OXIDATION METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18468279 DIELECTRIC AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL NANOSHEET DEVICES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18089655 BACKSIDE CONTACTS FOR STACKED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17493884 COPPER INTERCONNECTS WITH AN EMBEDDED DIELECTRIC CAP BETWEEN LINES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18595440 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18446563 STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MRAM DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
16900174 Semiconductor Devices with Integrated Passive Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Adin Hrnjic's allowance rate?

66.1% of resolved applications examined by Adin Hrnjic were allowed (59 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2814 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Adin Hrnjic?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Adin Hrnjic take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Adin Hrnjic took 1,215 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Adin Hrnjic work in?

Adin Hrnjic examines applications in Art Unit 2814 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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