Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2896 2899

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
565
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
907
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387656 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
18495179 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18236136 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18572437 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18495189 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING GATE DIELECTRICS OF DIFFERENT THICKNESSES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18083064 DIELECTRIC LAYER STACK FOR WIDE GATE CUT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18500254 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH CURVED SURFACES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18133075 Memory Array And Method Used In Forming A Memory Array Comprising Strings Of Memory Cells Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18180596 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18228333 Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) Thermal Sensor Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18338759 Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET) Device and Method for Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18298351 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18495045 GROWTH SUBSTRATE OF A DIODE ARRAY, INCLUDING MESAS HAVING DIFFERENT POROSIFICATION LEVELS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18529842 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
18381639 STRUCTURE WITH CAPACITOR AND FIN TRANSISTOR AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18494922 EDGE TERMINATION STRUCTURE FOR A CHARGE BALANCED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA IDEAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, INC.

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