Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LIN, JOHN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
-8.1% vs TC avg
450
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1374
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 424 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
84.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17979522 DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
17558425 COPPER-FILLED TRENCH CONTACT FOR TRANSISTOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17393619 VIA RAIL SOLUTION FOR HIGH POWER ELECTROMIGRATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17561218 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
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.
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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