Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIM, JAY C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.8%
Allow Rate
-19.2% vs TC avg
918
Total Applications
+22.3%
Interview Lift
1288
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 855 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
65.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18032582 RAY DETECTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17478150 MASK AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
16476412 SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18310071 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17936380 SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
16895692 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18421830 SEMICONDUCTOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR HYBRID DEVICE, ITS MANUFACTURE AND USES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18035150 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18327051 IMPLANT SCHEME TO IMPROVE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR CONTACT RESISTANCE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18196187 Ohmic Contact for Semiconductor Structures Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18308064 GALLIUM NITRIDE GROWTH SUBSTRATE MATERIAL Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18354809 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18200375 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18211923 HIGH FLUX LED WITH LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE UTILIZING TWO P-N JUNCTIONS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL AND HAVING ONE TUNNEL JUNCTION Final Rejection Lumileds LLC
18270077 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18178464 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18218927 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18329881 BUFFER STRUCTURE WITH INTERLAYER BUFFER LAYERS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17670863 STRUCTURE FOR DETECTING/MONITORING PROCESS CHARGING DAMAGE DUE TO METAL AND ISOLATION WELL CHARGING Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18308976 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18272620 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18272621 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
17281898 METHODS FOR MAKING SILICON AND NITROGEN CONTAINING FILMS Final Rejection VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
18322861 LIGHT-EMITTERS WITH GROUP III-NITRIDE-BASED QUANTUM WELL ACTIVE REGIONS HAVING GAN INTERLAYERS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17406218 GAN CRYSTAL AND SUBSTRATE Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
18164205 Semiconductor Device Having Semiconductor Structure with Polarity Inverting Layer Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18221404 HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18221396 HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18228994 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
18137797 HETEROEPITAXIAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH ENHANCED THERMAL DISSIPATION Final Rejection Woflspeed, Inc.

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