Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2892 2896 2899

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
584
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
837
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 562 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18581186 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18437218 MATERIAL STACK WITH IMPROVED DEVICE PERFORMANCE IN PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED HEUSLER FILMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18686815 LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18578799 IMAGING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18765338 METHODS FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES BETWEEN TWO SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd
18432756 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18430671 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18091022 ENABLING COPPER RECESS FLATTENING THROUGH A DFR PATTERNING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18086232 GLASS SUBSTRATE DEVICE WITH THROUGH GLASS CAVITY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18599597 ON-CHIP CAPACITORS IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18568635 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTROSTATICALLY-BOUNDED ACTIVE REGION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18815042 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18651321 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18591992 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18599613 SELECTION GATE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR 3D NAND Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18206449 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE SHIELDING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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