Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2817 2895 3645 3724

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.9%
Allow Rate
+16.9% vs TC avg
132
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18717558 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18261736 PHOTODETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18705995 Display Substrate and Display Apparatus Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18652631 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18404594 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18538250 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18676874 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18626124 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18589450 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18466918 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17851967 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING MEMORY WITH BACKSIDE DRAM AND POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18674462 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18090380 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A SELECT CHANNEL STRUCTURE INCLUDING A BLOCK LAYER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18169514 LIGHT DETECTOR, LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND LIDAR DEVICE Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18405389 TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING AS-GROWN GRAPHENE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA University-Industry Cooperation Group Of Kyung Hee University
18672551 PIXEL SENSOR ARRAY AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18648903 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18261380 SENSOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING OPTICAL METASURFACE FILMS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18538483 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18474315 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR INSPECTION Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18648602 STACKED TRANSISTORS WITH DISCONTINUOUS HIGH-K ON VERTICAL GATE SPACERS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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