Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCDONALD, JASON ANDREW

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18630470 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18437570 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18436267 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18243185 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE MASK PATTERN Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18361892 ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18226606 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17862987 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17999746 MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18458122 INTERCONNECTION MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18483857 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18360651 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18364578 DRIVING CHIP ACCOMMODATING CIRCUIT BOARD AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18226027 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18315617 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18082815 ORGANIC PHOTODETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17981761 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18302240 LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT, MULTILAYER SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18589093 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) PACKAGES EMPLOYING STIFFENER STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED CAVITY(IES) TO ENCLOSE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT(S), AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17943354 TECHNOLOGIES FOR GLASS CORE INDUCTOR Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17710658 CHASSIS CUSTOMIZATION WITH HIGH THROUGHPUT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED MODIFICATION STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17556750 WRAP-AROUND CONTACTS FOR STACKED TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18519633 SRAM HAVING CFET STACKS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18483739 MEMORY DEVICES WITH SWITCHABLE POWER DELIVERY PATHS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18483657 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH ALIGNMENT MARK AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18458196 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
17864555 RAM CMOS WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18459938 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH PILLAR SHAPED TRENCH BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18463752 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH BACKSIDE WORD LINE CONTACT VIA STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18359697 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH BACKSIDE WORD LINE CONTACT VIA STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18190234 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL-INSULATOR-METAL CAPACITOR EMBEDDED IN SEAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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