Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: MENZ, LAURA MARY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
975
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
886
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 946 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
40.1%
§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.
18402416 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC CHIP Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18229446 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18350405 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18701905 LIGHT-EMITTING CHIP, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18781581 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18187990 LONG CHANNEL FIN TRANSISTORS IN NANORIBBON-BASED DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18623419 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18767665 OXIDE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18393513 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY CELL HAVING SELECTOR Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18317617 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
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
18514763 COOLING SYSTEM FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18772202 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18410302 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18647736 DEEP TRENCH SIDEWALL PASSIVATION USING CONFORMAL PLASMA DOPING AND LOW-TEMPERATURE THERMAL TREATMENTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18419588 CAVITY TAPE FOR PACKAGE PROTECTION Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18630008 BACKSIDE TO FRONTSIDE CONNECTION AMONG DIFFERENT METAL TRACKS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18529060 DISCONNECTED GATE DIELECTRIC FOR TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18529460 CONNECTING FRONTSIDE CONTACT WITH BACKSIDE CONTACT OF A SOURCE/DRAIN Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18284457 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.

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