Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KOLB, THADDEUS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1322
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
57.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18231341 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18023443 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18342424 CONDUCTIVE PASTE, WIRING SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE,AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
17948510 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17946062 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
17815297 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
17957403 HIGH PERFORMANCE PERMANENT GLASS ARCHITECTURES FOR STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17891654 IC DIE COMPOSITES WITH INORGANIC INTER-DIE FILL STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17871359 MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17873521 Semiconductor Package Interconnection Structure Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18422055 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
17854998 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICES WITH HIGH CURRENT CAPABILITY Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17844920 SPLIT SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17873170 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17892344 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18242991 MOLDED CORE SUBSTRATE FOR EMBEDDING COMPONENTS Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18456906 UNSINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.

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