Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.4%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
34.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18458438 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18091295 WIRELESS SYSTEM PACKAGE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18468773 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18354810 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17910920 LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17634315 IMAGING ELEMENT AND DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18306487 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE USING BACKSIDE POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18288492 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18377513 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18371577 RADIO FREQUENCY INDUCTOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LTD
18388278 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, FILM ADHESIVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING FILM ADHESIVE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
19020626 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18086062 CERAMIC SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND POWER MODULE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18243255 METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18452822 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
17853973 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR DETECTING VERTICAL ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18487502 METHOD FOR FABRICATING A FERROELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Ferroelectric Memory GmbH
18459014 SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
17943181 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND DISPLAY Non-Final OA SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATION

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