Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KOLB, THADDEUS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+23.5%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
84.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18231341 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17878355 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17854998 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICES WITH HIGH CURRENT CAPABILITY Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
17993014 DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17946676 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17932735 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18342424 CONDUCTIVE PASTE, WIRING SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE,AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
17944854 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
17957403 HIGH PERFORMANCE PERMANENT GLASS ARCHITECTURES FOR STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17891654 IC DIE COMPOSITES WITH INORGANIC INTER-DIE FILL STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17888775 3D STACKABLE SYNAPSE STRING, 3D STACKABLE SYNAPSE ARRAY USING THE STRING AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE STRING Final Rejection Seoul National University R&DB FOUNDATION
18461538 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.
17992959 DISPLAY PANEL AND SPLICING PANEL Non-Final OA TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
18242991 MOLDED CORE SUBSTRATE FOR EMBEDDING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
17873521 Semiconductor Package Interconnection Structure Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18456906 UNSINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
17821168 FAN-OUT PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.

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