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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sonya D Mccall Shepard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MCCALL SHEPARD, SONYA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2847 2898

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Analysis

MCCALL SHEPARD, SONYA D is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2813. The profile contains 1200 resolved cases, with a 92.8% allowance rate and a median of 758 days to allowance. The combination of a large record and high allowance rate identifies a strongly allowance-oriented outcome pattern in the available data.

The interview lift is 3.5%, indicating only a small positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The listed companies are Samsung Display Co., Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. The principal firms are CANTOR COLBURN LLP, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP. Practitioners may find the applicant and firm history useful when evaluating prosecution approaches in this docket, while the interview measure offers limited additional differentiation.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

92.8%
Allow Rate
+24.8% vs TC avg
1,234
Total Applications
+3.5%
Interview Lift
758
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1200 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
33.5%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18746736 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18646103 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18811420 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18736316 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18733852 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18674243 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18604391 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18398289 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18664060 PACKAGE COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE, AN INTEGRATED DEVICE AND AN INTERCONNECT OVER THE INTEGRATED DEVICE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18891242 JUNCTION BARRIER SCHOTTKY DIODE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18646698 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18777208 MULTI-LAYER CAPACITORS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18573678 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18698989 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18651396 Integrated Circuit with MIMCAP Having Reduced Contact Area Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18660328 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY UNIT CELL HAVING EDGE-CONTACTED MEMRISTIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18481271 TRENCH MOAT DECOUPLING CAPACITOR Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18657027 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18419445 MECHANICAL STIFFENER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH VARYING HEAT DISSIPATION MODES Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18747444 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18899816 SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18582977 METHODS FOR FORMING LOW RESISTIVITY CONTACTS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18765097 METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE HAVING FEATURES OF DIFFERENT DEPTHS Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18714464 FLEXIBLE AND MINIATURIZED COMPACT VERTICAL COLOR SENSOR Non-Final OA Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sonya D Mccall Shepard's allowance rate?

92.8% of resolved applications examined by Sonya D Mccall Shepard were allowed (1,200 resolved cases), compared with 80.3% across Art Unit 2813 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sonya D Mccall Shepard?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sonya D Mccall Shepard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sonya D Mccall Shepard took 758 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sonya D Mccall Shepard work in?

Sonya D Mccall Shepard examines applications in Art Unit 2813 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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