Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LIN, ARIC

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2825 2851

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
69.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17863382 ZERO DIFFUSION BREAK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17664861 LOGIC LOCKING OPERATIONS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18123085 RESIST MODELING METHOD FOR ANGLED GRATINGS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18046872 DETERMINING SUBSTRATE PROFILE PROPERTIES USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
17379707 DETERMINING SUBSTRATE PROFILE PROPERTIES USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
17570514 Vehicle Charging Device and Method for the Same Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17363298 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPACITANCE EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17220269 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17111014 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT DIAGRAM SYSTEM Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17487790 QUANTUM DATA AND STATE SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18029211 OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION FOR FREE FORM SHAPES Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
17655612 SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18071396 PROCESS TO RELAY KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDE SYNTHESIS ALONGSIDE EARLY DETECTION OF LOGIC OPTIMIZATIONS Final Rejection Synopsys, Inc.
18446935 VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Electric Era Technologies Inc.
18110334 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN WITH NON-PREFERRED DIRECTION CURVILINEAR WIRING Final Rejection D2S, Inc.
17211665 CHARGING SCOOTERS WITHIN ELECTRIC SCOOTER DOCKING STATIONS Non-Final OA Neptune Scooters
18296440 DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING-BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN SYSTEM USING PARTITIONING AND DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING-BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN METHOD USING PARTITIONING Non-Final OA AGILESODA INC.
17772228 IMPURITY-CENTER-BASED QUANTUM COMPUTER Non-Final OA QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES UG (HAFTUNGSBESCHRÄNKT)
17709186 METHOD, SYSTEM, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PATH VERIFICATION IN LOGIC CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Phytium Technology Co., Ltd.

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