Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCCALL SHEPARD, SONYA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2847 2898

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.9%
Allow Rate
+24.9% vs TC avg
1,207
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
755
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1186 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18443406 DISPLAY DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18573895 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18656694 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18635296 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18782984 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18613195 DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY PANEL SUBASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP 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
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 Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18398289 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18664060 PACKAGE COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE, AN INTEGRATED DEVICE AND AN INTERCONNECT OVER THE INTEGRATED DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18710336 LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18573678 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18291948 PHOTODIODE AND PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18633596 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED FLEX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NXP USA, INC.
18604217 APPARATUS INCLUDING STANDARD CELL Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18582977 METHODS FOR FORMING LOW RESISTIVITY CONTACTS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18419445 MECHANICAL STIFFENER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH VARYING HEAT DISSIPATION MODES Final Rejection Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18598782 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-TIER TRENCH BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18433073 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING A DIELECTRIC SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH A DIELECTRIC CONNECTION PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18623604 GATE CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR A TRENCH POWER MOSFET WITH A SPLIT GATE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18481271 TRENCH MOAT DECOUPLING CAPACITOR Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18308044 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18629067 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.

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