Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
102
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1195
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 69 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
58.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17475506 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP INCLUDING WIRING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18058006 Harvested Reconstitution Bumping Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18248497 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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
18170581 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH PAD CONTACT FEATURE AND METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection NXP USA, INC.
18405394 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18015085 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric 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.
18099555 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17882655 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH A STACKED FILM STRUCTURE TO REDUCE CRACKING AND DELAMINATION AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
17831810 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SELECT DIES OF KNOWN THICKNESSES Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18624147 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18129204 PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18422890 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation
18517178 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
17560332 SRAM BIT CELLS Non-Final OA GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
18079170 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
18169996 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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