Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NICELY, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
834
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 799 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18642363 DISPLAY PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18412778 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18698597 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18115617 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18671908 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18088546 GALLIUM NITRIDE (GAN) TRANSISTORS WITH LATERAL DRAIN DEPLETION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18975715 SiC UV PHOTODETECTOR Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
17502692 FIELD PLATE ARRANGEMENT FOR TRENCH GATE FET Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18734638 GATE STACK TREATMENT FOR FERROELECTRIC TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18502640 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE WITH LOW RC DELAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18230864 TRANSISTOR INCLUDING HYDROGEN DIFFUSION BARRIER FILM AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18360555 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STACKING ARCHITECTURE AND CONNECTION METHOD THEREFORE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18156120 WIDE BAND GAP TRANSISTOR WITH NANOLAMINATED INSULATING GATE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A WIDE BAND GAP TRANSISTOR Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
17947703 REVERSE-CONDUCTING IGBT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, INVERTER STAGE Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
18197909 TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
18639322 BACKSIDE BALLAST RESISTOR Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18059129 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18299820 TRENCH-GATE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18152845 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18201163 METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection United Semiconductor (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.

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