Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2892

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+12.6% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+26.9%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
66.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18296014 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND POWER MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18337211 SOURCE/DRAIN PROTECTION USING A BACKSIDE PLACEHOLDER Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17868680 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE, HAVING BRIDGE STRUCTURE, AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18221160 Methods Of Forming Contact Structure In Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18206885 SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
17859294 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
18198515 EPITAXIAL ScxAl1-xN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Comell University
18319428 ENHANCEMENT MODE SWITCHING DEVICES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
18253358 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSISTOR WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF ELECTRON MOBILITY, AND PRODUCED TRANSISTOR Final Rejection FERDINAND-BRAUN-INSTITUT GGMBH, LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK

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