Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

S M Sohel Imtiaz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IMTIAZ, S M SOHEL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1787 2812 4100

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

IMTIAZ, S M SOHEL is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1787. The profile covers 564 resolved cases and shows a 90.8% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 844 days, and interview lift is 6.9%. The data therefore points to frequent allowance outcomes, with interviews showing a smaller incremental association than the baseline allowance result.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd., and Intel Corporation. The listed firms are AGORA LAW GROUP, PLLC, Akona IP PC - Intel, and Alliance IP, LLC - Intel. For prosecution teams, the profile suggests that claim presentation and substantive application quality may be more important than relying heavily on interviews to change the result.

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

Performance Statistics

90.8%
Allow Rate
+30.8% vs TC avg
603
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
844
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 564 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18745755 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18732958 VERTICAL CHANNEL TRANSISTORS HAVE ENHANCED SOURCE-TO-DRAIN CURRENT PATHS THEREIN Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18488412 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING A BACKSIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18661898 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18921591 POWER MODULE HAVING A FIRST CIRCUIT CARRIER CONTAINING A CARRIER SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18798654 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18791245 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18740701 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18396236 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18574299 LIGHT-EMITTING BASEPLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18707833 Electronic Device with Absorption Member Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18680875 PACKAGE COMPRISING A TRENCH CAPACITOR DEVICE WITH A METALLIZATION PORTION COMPRISING BAR METALLIZATION INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18216485 AND DOUBLE PATTERNING STRATEGY WITH PRINTED ERASABLE DUMMIFICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18341852 THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOATING BODY MEMORY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18148355 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE PACKAGE SUBSTRATES WITH GLASS CORE LAYER HAVING ROUGHENED SURFACES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17958279 GAIN CELL USING PLANAR AND TRENCH FERROELECTRIC AND ANTI-FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS FOR EDRAM Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18593582 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18762381 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18050338 TRANSISTOR WITH DISTRIBUTED THERMAL FEEDBACK Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18833963 SMART IC SUBSTRATE MODULE AND SMART IC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18773493 BACKSIDE TRENCH ISOLATION FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICE INTEGRATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18631010 DIODE FORMATION WITH BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY NETWORK Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18596213 CHIP-TO-CHIP STACKING BY USE OF NICKEL TIN METALLIZATION STACKS AND DIFFUSION SOLDERING Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18442073 STACK TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18613805 BIASABLE GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18637865 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18784089 Ferroelectric Memory Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner S M Sohel Imtiaz's allowance rate?

90.8% of resolved applications examined by S M Sohel Imtiaz were allowed (564 resolved cases), compared with 33.0% across Art Unit 1787 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner S M Sohel Imtiaz?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner S M Sohel Imtiaz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by S M Sohel Imtiaz took 844 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner S M Sohel Imtiaz work in?

S M Sohel Imtiaz examines applications in Art Unit 1787 in Tech Center 4100.

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