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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Laura Mary Menz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MENZ, LAURA MARY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

MENZ, LAURA MARY is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2813. The examiner has 968 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 87.8%, and a median time to allowance of 891 days. The interview lift is 8.7%, indicating a measurable but limited role for interviews in the available data. Practitioners should use interviews to clarify focused issues while preserving complete written arguments addressing the cited art.

The listed companies are Texas Instruments Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Display Co., Ltd. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Daylight Law, P.C., and F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC. These recurring entities can guide searches for comparable matters and help counsel identify claim and response approaches used in related semiconductor and display technologies.

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

Performance Statistics

87.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
991
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 968 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
40.4%
§102 Novelty
27.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18642368 HIGH EFFICIENCY SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE (SPAD) PIXEL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18612089 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18665786 NITRIDE STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18767665 OXIDE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18544997 LOW PROFILE DIE TERMINAL WITH BALL DROP SOLDER Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17994446 SENSOR PACKAGE WITH LOW ASPECT RATIO THROUGH SILICON VIA Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18775002 Customized heat dissipation from different types of integrated circuit dies packaged on a common substrate Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18410302 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Laura Mary Menz's allowance rate?

87.8% of resolved applications examined by Laura Mary Menz were allowed (968 resolved cases), compared with 80.3% across Art Unit 2813 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Laura Mary Menz?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Laura Mary Menz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Laura Mary Menz took 891 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Laura Mary Menz work in?

Laura Mary Menz examines applications in Art Unit 2813 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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