Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ISAAC, STANETTA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2898

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
1,010
Total Applications
-37.6%
Interview Lift
890
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 955 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
34.7%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18386328 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17488586 PARTIAL DICING PROCESS FOR WAFER-LEVEL PACKAGING Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17000146 SOLDER PRINTING Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18498836 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17537788 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18315787 POWER ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND POWER MODULE FOR EMBEDDING IN A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17712738 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH METAL SILICIDE LAYER Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
16937644 Power Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
16826651 VIAS AND CONDUCTIVE ROUTING LAYERS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18486382 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18360510 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
18099097 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17814525 WAFER-ON-WAFER PACKAGING WITH CONTINUOUS SEAL RING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17701997 STRUCTURE AND FORMATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH GATE STACK Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18510091 METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17819381 Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17633921 HEAT SINK FOR IC COMPONENT AND IC HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
17380769 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
17834952 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
17673150 Semiconductor Device with Protective Layer Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17458751 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
17662641 NON CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING NON CONDUCTIVE FILM, CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING CHIP Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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