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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Alexander Michael Miller, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2898 4100

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL practices in tech center 4100 and art unit 2898. The available record contains 7 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 85.7%, and a median of 1259 days to allowance. The interview lift is 33.3%, which suggests that interviews may be useful, although the limited case volume makes the measured pattern preliminary.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and International Business Machines Corporation. The listed firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), and Harrity & Harrity , LLP. Practitioners should treat the allowance and interview figures as early signals and validate them through matter-specific prosecution experience.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
56.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18677392 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18517126 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18468992 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18242628 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18239191 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18150415 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18060037 METHOD FOR PATTERNING AND REDUCING A THICKNESS OF A PHOTORESIST PATTERN IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18369226 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
18235797 LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18041870 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18604744 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17955245 SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTES FOR BACKEND SUPERCAPACITORS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17288675 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18279573 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING QUANTUM DOT COLLOIDAL SOLUTION, AND QUANTUM DOT COLLOIDAL SOLUTION Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18527716 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18362936 Converter Package with Integrated Inductor Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18371015 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH OFFSET GATE CONTACT Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18468977 NANOSHEET DEVICE WITH ALIGNED ISOLATION AND EPITAXIAL GROWTH Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17552429 SELECTIVE ENCAPSULATION OF MEMRISTIVE ELEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18376136 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18240033 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18151843 DUAL BAND FAN OUT DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18492240 PROCESSING METHOD OF BONDED WAFER Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alexander Michael Miller's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by Alexander Michael Miller were allowed (7 resolved cases), compared with 80.2% across Art Unit 2898 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alexander Michael Miller?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alexander Michael Miller take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alexander Michael Miller took 1,259 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alexander Michael Miller work in?

Alexander Michael Miller examines applications in Art Unit 2898 in Tech Center 4100.

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