Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MARUF, SHEIKH

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2823 2828 2897 4100

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
588
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
811
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 552 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
71.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18151021 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18293194 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18378541 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18493930 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18607094 BURIED BUMP STRUCTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18607034 PACKAGE COMPRISING SUBSTRATES, INTEGRATED DEVICES AND A HEAT SINK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18137360 REVERSED OVERHANG MEMORY ON PACKAGE (MOP) ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17710584 VERTICAL BIT DATA PATHS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18358966 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18357264 IN-SITU THERMAL ANNEALING OF ELECTRODE TO FORM SEED LAYER FOR IMPROVING FERAM PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18416783 FERROELECTRIC TUNNEL JUNCTION DEVICES WITH METAL-FE INTERFACE LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18142600 JUNCTION STRUCTURE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18355417 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING NOBLE METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURES AND PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PHOTOCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND MICROPLASTIC INTO CARBON MONOXIDE Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18433787 ETCHING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18352667 Power Semiconductor Device and Method of Producing a Power Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18039919 COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH A CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT TO CONTROL ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
17954979 TRANSISTORS WITH ENHANCED VIA-TO-BACKSIDE POWER RAIL Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18357144 RECONFIGURABLE AMBIPOLAR TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18493947 MULTIMODULE PACKAGE FOR MULTILEVEL INVERTER Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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