Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NIX, NORA TAYLOR

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2891

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
97
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
1112
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 79 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
83.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18349460 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18555043 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18219993 INTEGRATING STRAIN SiGe CHANNEL PMOS FOR GAA CMOS TECHNOLOGY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18157054 METHOD OF MODULATING MULTI-GATE DEVICE CHANNELS AND STRUCTURES THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17867083 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH THROUGH VIA STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18554923 METALLIZED SEMICONDUCTOR DIE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA TDK ELECTRONICS AG
18363486 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES HAVING CHANNEL CAP STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18354269 STAIRLESS THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME BY FORMING REPLACEMENT WORD LINES Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17163306 PIXEL MODULES WITH CONTROLLERS AND LIGHT EMITTERS Non-Final OA X Display Company Technology Limited
17504700 Approaches for Fabricating N-Polar AlxGa1-xN Templates for Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
18175863 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.

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