Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2817 2895 3645

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.0%
Allow Rate
+36.0% vs TC avg
125
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 83 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18502715 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17608984 Display Substrate, Preparation Method Thereof, and Display Device Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18217504 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH COVERED MAGNETIC MOLD COMPOUND Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18517172 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18466918 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18261736 PHOTODETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17798488 DISPLAY DEVICE WITH LAYERED LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS AND REFLECTIVE LIGHT-EXITING STRUCTURE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18466841 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
18261380 SENSOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING OPTICAL METASURFACE FILMS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18145231 VAPOR CHAMBER FOR DUAL CAVITY HEAT SOURCES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18169514 LIGHT DETECTOR, LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND LIDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
17943723 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT AND A SWITCHING ELEMENT SEPARATED BY AN INSULATOR AND CONNECTED BY A SIDEWALL CONDUCTOR Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18538483 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
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.
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.
18350583 Multi-Layer Structures and Methods of Forming Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17754038 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION POLISHING COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING WITH-IN DIE NON-UNIFORMITIES Non-Final OA Versum Materials US, LLC
18489665 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE, EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, 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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