Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2817 2895 3645

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.8%
Allow Rate
+35.8% vs TC avg
129
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 98 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
91.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18502715 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18217504 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH COVERED MAGNETIC MOLD COMPOUND Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17608984 Display Substrate, Preparation Method Thereof, and Display Device Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18517172 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18261736 PHOTODETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18466841 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
18474315 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR INSPECTION Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18342200 SINGLE-MASK STACK ETCHING METHODS FOR FORMING STAIRCASE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18169514 LIGHT DETECTOR, LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND LIDAR DEVICE Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18261380 SENSOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING OPTICAL METASURFACE FILMS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17754038 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION POLISHING COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING WITH-IN DIE NON-UNIFORMITIES Non-Final OA Versum Materials US, LLC
17952264 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, STORAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18555871 SINGLE-TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE, MULTI-TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18166371 HETEROGENEOUSLY SUBSTRATE-BONDED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Egis Technology Inc.
17825814 DOUBLE-SIDED PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LUXSHARE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY (KUNSHAN) LTD.

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