Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KAO, SOPHIA WEI-CHUN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 96% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

96.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
97
Total Applications
+4.7%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18303607 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING MULTI-HEIGHT CELLS AND METHOD OF DESIGNING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18342473 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT, LAYERED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18128484 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF SILICON-CARBON-AND-NITROGEN-CONTAINING MATERIALS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18343339 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18486349 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VERTICAL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND CORRESPONDING VERTICAL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18166642 MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18474240 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND LAYOUT METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
18457362 LOW ON-RESISTANCE HIGH POWER SWITCH Non-Final OA Visic Technologies Ltd.
18466242 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH INTEGRATED SERIES CAPACITANCE Non-Final OA MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
18353546 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING ETCH STOP STRUCTURES FOR WORD LINE CONTACTS AND METHODS OF EMPLOYING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17757189 BURIED HETEROSTRUCTURE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
18242145 MINIATURIZED LENS PACKAGING MODULE, PREPARATION METHOD OF THE LENS PACKAGING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE LENS PACKAGING MODULE Non-Final OA Rayprus Technology (Foshan) Co., Ltd.
18486242 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.

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