Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIELIN, ERIK J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814 2815 2893

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
-0.8% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
862
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 635 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18397231 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18551643 LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18551264 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18625348 GATE SPACING IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18713288 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18648202 LEDs AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18364651 Wafer Edge Protection Film Forming Method, Patterning Process, And Composition For Forming Wafer Edge Protection Film Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18270891 OHMIC-CONTACT-GATED CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSISTORS, FABRICATING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18066206 Integrated circuit FLUID sensor Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18644231 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18459089 STRESS AND WARPAGE MODULATING STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-STACKED WAFER AND DIE LEVEL BONDING PACKAGES Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17887122 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18766246 COAXIAL THROUGH VIA WITH NOVEL HIGH ISOLATION CROSS COUPLING METHOD FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18602392 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18327220 3D Stacking Structure and Method of Fabricating the Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17806329 Packages Including Interconnect Die Embedded in Package Substrates Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18459524 SELECTIVE CAPPING FOR GATE-ALL-AROUND FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18107326 LOW STRESS TUNGSTEN LAYER DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18244175 SEMICONDUCTOR POWER MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR POWER MODULE FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18667255 EMBEDDED COOLING FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONFIGURED WITH A BACKSIDE POWER RAIL Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18605999 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18438642 SEMICONDUCTOR BACKSIDE CONTACT SPACER ENGINEERING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18465376 CIRCULAR-SHAPED RESISTOR Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18719575 SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18663014 LOW RESISTIVITY FILMS CONTAINING MOLYBDENUM Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18006552 LOW CEILING TEMPERATURE HOMOPOLYMERS AS SACRIFICIAL PROTECTION LAYERS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18105340 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PORTIONS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18152130 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND RELATED FABRICATION METHOD Final Rejection Wolfspeed, Inc.

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