Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MENZ, LAURA MARY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
951
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 922 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
51.0%
§102 Novelty
27.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18364434 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE 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 Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18213851 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18311289 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18284457 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18535631 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd
17994446 SENSOR PACKAGE WITH LOW ASPECT RATIO THROUGH SILICON VIA Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18772202 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18460600 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18340519 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17838637 DUAL METAL SILICIDE FOR STACKED TRANSISTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18189673 INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING STACKED INDUCTORS WITH LOW OR NO MUTUAL INDUCTANCE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18200590 MULTI-DIE QFN HYBRID PACKAGE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18459421 HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18317617 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17962687 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THROUGH VIAS WITH DIFFERENT WIDTHS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18227266 INTEGRATED PACKAGE DEVICE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18220096 MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18206858 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE, FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18126767 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BUMP MAP DETERMINATION AND BUMP ARRAY FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18241237 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING Non-Final OA KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18140683 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Xiamen Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

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