Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HUTSON, NICHOLAS LELAND

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
-3.7% vs TC avg
51
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
1153
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
37.0%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18485740 SUPERLATTICE BUFFER STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18121158 PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18264725 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18003095 INTERPOSER, CIRCUIT DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTERPOSER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18305539 POWER CONVERTER AND POWER CONVERTER MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17976373 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17954166 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18530443 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
18305442 POWER DELIVERY FOR MULTI-CHIP-PACKAGE USING IN-PACKAGE VOLTAGE REGULATOR Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17710670 DIE BACKSIDE FILM WITH OVERHANG FOR DIE SIDEWALL PROTECTION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18051051 DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC TERMINAL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18254251 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROTECHNICAL ARRANGEMENT, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND ELECTROTECHNICAL ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18189110 INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING AN INDUCTOR AND A PATTERNED SHIELD STRUCTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18158814 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17926414 MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18361116 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18318985 Integrated Circuit Packages and Methods Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18269940 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE MANUFACTURED THEREBY Final Rejection AMOSENSE CO., LTD.
18144236 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA JMJ Korea Co., Ltd.
18253611 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd.
18220891 MULTICHIP INTERCONNECTING PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Nantong ACCESS Semiconductor CO.,LTD.
17798648 ENHANCED COLOUR CONVERSION Final Rejection PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD

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