Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MENZ, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2823 2824 2891 2897

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Douglas M. Menz, in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800, has 794 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 88.7 percent, and the interview lift is 4.7 percent. This 88.7 percent rate suggests that most applications will eventually be allowed. The 4.7 percent lift, while modest, still provides a positive benefit for those who choose to interview compared to the 88.7 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 768, which is efficient compared to many other examiners. The 4.7 percent interview lift, while positive, is less critical given the 88.7 percent base allowance rate. Practitioners can expect a 768 day path to issuance. With 794 resolved cases, the examiner's efficiency and allowance rate are well-documented in Art Unit 2800. The 768 day timeline and 88.7 percent allowance rate make this a favorable environment for patent applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

88.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
816
Total Applications
+4.7%
Interview Lift
768
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 794 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
49.1%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884528 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18850021 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18687870 MODULATION UNIT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, MODULATION DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18587565 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18756992 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THEREOF Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
17896912 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18439005 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18633534 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18394137 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING ANODIC POROUS OXIDE WITH LIMITED ROUGHNESS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18316488 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18781723 PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE WITH BACK SIDE METALLIZATION INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18611416 INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING METALLIZATION PORTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17956753 DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY IN A MOLDING BENEATH A DIE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17957204 PACKAGE IO ESCAPE ROUTING ON A DISAGGREGATED SHORELINE Non-Final OA Altera Corporation
18687904 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18160086 IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE DIVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18690938 RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18576757 PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL Final Rejection NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18385137 NORMALLY-ON GAN HEMT INTEGRATION ON MONOLITHIC P-GAN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18545517 GROUP III-NITRIDE HIGH-ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS CONFIGURED WITH A LOW RESISTANCE CONTACT LAYER FOR SOURCE AND/OR DRAIN CONTACTS AND PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18834600 PHOTODETECTOR Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18641773 Image Sensor with Visible Light and Short Wave Infrared Detection Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18757647 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Display Corporation

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