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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2847 2898
This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases
Sonya D Mccall Shepard is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2813. She has 1193 resolved cases and a very high allowance rate of 92.9 percent. This indicates a highly favorable environment for applicants, with a strong likelihood of securing a patent grant. The median days to allowance for her cases is 756, suggesting an efficient prosecution timeline.
The interview lift is 3.4 percent. Given the high baseline allowance rate of 92.9 percent, interviews provide only a small additional benefit in securing a patent grant. Practitioners may find that the 92.9 percent allowance rate is achievable through standard written prosecution without the need for extensive verbal negotiation. The 756 days to allowance further supports the view that this examiner facilitates a relatively quick and successful path to issuance for the vast majority of applications.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18443406 | DISPLAY DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
| 18746736 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18656694 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18633596 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED FLEX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | NXP USA, INC. |
| 18811420 | DISPLAY DEVICE | 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. |
| 18646215 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE 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. |
| 18406490 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. |
| 18398289 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. |
| 18782984 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18613434 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, MOVING BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18573678 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Final Rejection | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18646698 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| 18698989 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD | Final Rejection | ams-OSRAM International GmbH |
| 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 |
| 18419445 | MECHANICAL STIFFENER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH VARYING HEAT DISSIPATION MODES | Non-Final OA | Marvell Asia Pte Ltd |
| 18657027 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Infineon Technologies Austria AG |
| 18747444 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | SK hynix Inc. |
| 18651396 | Integrated Circuit with MIMCAP Having Reduced Contact Area | Non-Final OA | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
| 18623604 | GATE CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR A TRENCH POWER MOSFET WITH A SPLIT GATE CONFIGURATION | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 18582977 | METHODS FOR FORMING LOW RESISTIVITY CONTACTS | Final Rejection | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 18891242 | JUNCTION BARRIER SCHOTTKY DIODE | Non-Final OA | TDK CORPORATION |
| 18598782 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-TIER TRENCH BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
| 18646103 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
| 18629067 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Winbond Electronics Corp. |
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