Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
448
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1420
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 422 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18088362 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19263214 THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE WITH CHANNEL AND HARDMASK MATERIALS Final Rejection ZINITE CORPORATION
17870405 MODULAR POWER DEVICE PACKAGE EMBEDDED IN CIRCUIT CARRIER Final Rejection Infineon Technologies AG
17866924 METAL FILAMENT VIAS FOR INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17558425 COPPER-FILLED TRENCH CONTACT FOR TRANSISTOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17358073 STACKED TWO-LEVEL BACKEND MEMORY Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
17193291 MEMORY CELL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18224609 METHOD OF FORMING CAPACITOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17879981 METAL STRUCTURE HAVING FUNNEL-SHAPED INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18136290 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
17716928 EMBEDDED MULTI-DIE INTERCONNECT BRIDGE WITH IMPROVED POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
17581751 EMBEDDED MULTI-DIE INTERCONNECT BRIDGE WITH IMPROVED POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18307388 OPTICAL PIXEL WITH AN OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR AND A FULL-DEPTH DEEP ISOLATION TRENCH FOR IMPROVED LOW-LIGHT PERFORMANCE Final Rejection SiOnyx, LLC

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