Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Eric Manuel Mulero Flores has resolved 72 cases in Art Unit 2898. Within Tech Center 2800, the data shows an allowance rate of 83.3 percent for these 72 cases. This 83.3 percent rate serves as a baseline for practitioners to understand the outcomes of applications processed by this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1201. This 1201 day figure represents the median duration for applications that reach a grant. Practitioners should use this 1201 day metric to set expectations for the timeline of prosecution in Art Unit 2898.

The interview lift is 16.4 percent, which indicates an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 83.3 percent base rate. This 16.4 percent lift suggests that interviews are associated with an increased probability of allowance. The 16.4 percent lift is a factor to consider when determining whether to engage in direct communication in Tech Center 2800.

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
106
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§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 Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18756082 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18740336 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18422885 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
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
18248497 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18325377 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18595303 STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17957446 RADIATOR LAYERS FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18677746 METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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.
18595286 REPLACEMENT SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT METHOD IN COMPLEMENTARY FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (CFET) DEVICES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18422890 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation
18624147 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18381889 PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18129204 PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18422617 Anti-Reflective Layer for Protecting an N-Polar Group III-Nitride Semiconductor Structure Final Rejection Wolfspeed, Inc.
17831810 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SELECT DIES OF KNOWN THICKNESSES Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18009984 MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SHINKAWA LTD.
18206579 PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18079170 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.

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