Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: KUSUMAKAR, KAREN M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2829 2897

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+19.2% vs TC avg
983
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
720
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 969 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
37.6%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18652029 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18603505 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18737825 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18493562 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC POWER DEVICE, AND DEVICE OBTAINED BY THIS METHOD Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18670492 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18636366 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18388563 QUANTUM DEVICE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18666719 HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18441908 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CONTACT PLUG CONNECTED TO DIFFUSION REGION Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19287081 MULTI-PORT SRAM CELL WITH ENLARGED CONTACT VIAS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18609682 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH THERMAL DISSIPATION LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18461328 INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18331897 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18651815 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18480936 MEMS MODULE Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18651249 PATTERNED DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION FOR PASSIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18698837 LEATHER-TEXTURED LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kuraray Co., Ltd.

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