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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Eric Manuel Mulero Flores, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL is assigned to Technology Center 2800 and Art Unit 2898. The profile includes 72 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 83.3%, and a median time to allowance of 1202 days. Interview lift is 16.4%. The small docket limits broad inference, but the reported figures provide a starting point for evaluating allowance outcomes and the length of prosecution.

The listed companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and NANYA TECHNOLOGY Corporation. The firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, IntelliFluence Patent Firm, and CHIP LAW GROUP. Counsel can use these names to locate related applications and identify effective response patterns. The allowance rate supports studying successful claim presentations, while the interview measure suggests that examiner contact may complement, rather than replace, focused written advocacy.

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

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
112
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18335336 PACKAGED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING ENHANCED ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS THEREIN Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17475506 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP INCLUDING WIRING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18058006 Harvested Reconstitution Bumping Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17660002 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18248497 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18756082 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17856795 LAYER SELECTION FOR ROUTING HIGH-SPEED SIGNALS IN SUBSTRATES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17772715 FORMATION OF MICROLED MESA STRUCTURES WITH ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION PASSIVATED SIDEWALLS, A SELF-ALIGNED DIELECTRIC VIA TO THE TOP ELECTRICAL CONTACT, AND A PLASMA-DAMAGE-FREE TOP CONTACT Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18595303 STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18325377 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17957446 RADIATOR LAYERS FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18422890 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation
18595286 REPLACEMENT SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT METHOD IN COMPLEMENTARY FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (CFET) DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18583044 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18099555 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18786808 SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18129204 PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18517178 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric Manuel Mulero Flores's allowance rate?

83.3% of resolved applications examined by Eric Manuel Mulero Flores were allowed (72 resolved cases), compared with 80.2% across Art Unit 2898 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric Manuel Mulero Flores?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric Manuel Mulero Flores take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric Manuel Mulero Flores took 1,202 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric Manuel Mulero Flores work in?

Eric Manuel Mulero Flores examines applications in Art Unit 2898 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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