Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LIN, JOHN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
453
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1371
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 427 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18088362 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18255429 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18251630 IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGING ELEMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17979522 DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18354617 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
17561218 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18207327 RADIATION-DETECTING STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18332837 HIGH VOLTAGE RESISTOR WITH HIGH VOLTAGE JUNCTION TERMINATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17858985 Inner Spacers for Gate-All-Around Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17874366 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
16880038 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
17879981 METAL STRUCTURE HAVING FUNNEL-SHAPED INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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