Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PARENDO, KEVIN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2819 2823 2896

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
794
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 765 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660324 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18427622 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH GLASS CORE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18702264 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18257926 IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17416497 OLED DISPLAY HAVING INSLATING LAYERS REMOVED OVER THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17707536 GROOVED PACKAGE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17482926 INTEGRATED, CONFIGURABLE MICRO HEAT PUMP AND MICROCHANNELS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18400697 HYBRID BONDING WITH SONIC ENERGY Non-Final OA Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.
17948549 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18569162 ELECTRON OVERFLOW OF AIGaN DEEP ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17989937 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18489172 PHASE CHANGE RAM DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18240065 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17879091 SELECTIVE SILICIDE DEPOSITION FOR 3-D DRAM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18182765 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18744946 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MEMORY CELL WITH REDUCED PROTRUSION Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18628587 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18632669 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.
18169780 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SUPER JUNCTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18149210 PATTERNING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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