Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Coralie Ann Nettles, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NETTLES, CORALIE ANN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

NETTLES, CORALIE ANN has resolved 43 cases, with an allowance rate of 60.5% and an interview lift of 31.7%. The median time to allowance is 1247 days. The interview measure is meaningful within the recorded profile, but the case volume is limited enough that counsel should use it as one input rather than a standalone prediction of outcome.

The examiner is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2893. The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sony Group Corporation, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. The leading firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), and Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. This context points to electronics-focused prosecution experience.

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

Performance Statistics

60.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+31.7%
Interview Lift
1247
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 43 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
59.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17912308 PHOTODIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18759447 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18739398 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18407040 CAPACITOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18509925 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18100216 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18422213 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17704189 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18328351 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17932952 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18050989 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18264784 IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18839907 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTODETECTOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17626249 LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18458090 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18217208 LOW-RESISTANCE VIA STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17811909 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
18693649 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18845920 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18561961 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18782477 BONDED STRUCTURES WITH INTEGRATED PASSIVE COMPONENT Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17690981 STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR DICING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17766960 METHOD OF FABRICATING A RESONANT CAVITY AND DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR MIRRORS FOR A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ON A WING OF AN EPITAXIAL LATERAL OVERGROWTH REGION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18808257 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17654771 MARK, TEMPLATE, AND SEMICONDCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18491353 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17793134 DISPLAY TRANSMISSION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA ams International AG
18240614 DUAL PACKAGE SWITCHING POWER DEVICE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18533589 DOUBLE-SIDED MEMORY DEVICE USING A SHARED TRANSISTOR Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17987958 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Coralie Ann Nettles's allowance rate?

60.5% of resolved applications examined by Coralie Ann Nettles were allowed (43 resolved cases), compared with 79.0% across Art Unit 2893 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Coralie Ann Nettles?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Coralie Ann Nettles take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Coralie Ann Nettles took 1,247 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Coralie Ann Nettles work in?

Coralie Ann Nettles examines applications in Art Unit 2893 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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