Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NIELSEN, DEREK LANG

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2899 4100

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1315
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
71.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612672 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17888918 POWER MODULE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18812031 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
18319551 THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (3DIC) SYSTEMS WITH A HEAT SPREADER CONFIGURED AS A BACKSIDE POWER PLANE Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18513765 BACKSIDE CONTACT CAP AND SPACER FOR BACKSIDE SIGNAL CONTACT ISOLATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18784860 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18784297 ONE-TIME-PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17726494 FLIP-CHIP BONDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17452642 SUBSTRATE HOLDER, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE HOLDER Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18702727 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY ARRAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
17671551 PLASMA DAMAGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND PLASMA DAMAGE PROTECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.
17839313 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL GATE MOS TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation

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