Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIELIN, ERIK J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814 2815

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
657
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18397231 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18219244 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18148754 METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR REDUCED SUBSTRATE LOSS FOR GAN DEVICES Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18066206 Integrated circuit FLUID sensor Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18270891 OHMIC-CONTACT-GATED CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSISTORS, FABRICATING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18551643 LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18551264 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18459524 SELECTIVE CAPPING FOR GATE-ALL-AROUND FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18107326 LOW STRESS TUNGSTEN LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17062286 NOVEL METHOD FOR GATE INTERFACE ENGINEERING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18062031 POWER GATING TRANSISTOR FOR BSPDN Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17446215 CARBON-BASED LINER TO REDUCE CONTACT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17829252 Package Assembly and Method of Attaching Multi-Height Dies/Modules to Multi-Chip Active/Passive Substrate Final Rejection Chipletz, Inc.
17840164 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18062449 Methods for Etching Molybdenum Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18364651 Wafer Edge Protection Film Forming Method, Patterning Process, And Composition For Forming Wafer Edge Protection Film Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18301991 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18261558 THIN FILM, BIOSENSOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18327220 3D Stacking Structure and Method of Fabricating the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17806329 Packages Including Interconnect Die Embedded in Package Substrates Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18348602 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TOPOGRAPHY-SELECTIVE DEPOSITIONS Final Rejection ASM IP Holding, B.V.
18159457 GAS SUPPLIER, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18218751 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18006552 LOW CEILING TEMPERATURE HOMOPOLYMERS AS SACRIFICIAL PROTECTION LAYERS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE SUBSTRATES Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18380930 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH CAPPING LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18380893 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PORTIONS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18105340 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PORTIONS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18449373 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Magnachip Semiconductor, Ltd.
18501295 CAPACITORS WITH FLOATING METAL LAYERS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18149200 BACK GATE ION-SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR SENSING WITH STACKED HIGH-K NANOSHEETS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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