Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATERSON, BRIGITTE A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2896

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+8.3% vs TC avg
402
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 371 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18478280 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18065531 IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING STACKED CHIPS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17636963 Large Dzyaloshinskii – Moriya Interaction and Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy Induced by Chemisorbed Species on Ferromagnets Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17517296 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
18172664 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18051668 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18079978 HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT DEVICE AND DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18040166 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18673084 SEMICONDUCTOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR HYBRID DEVICE AND ITS FABRICATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18084934 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE CONVERSION FACTOR BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE APPLIED TO A SYSTEM AND A PARAMETER OF SAID SYSTEM, THE OSCILLATION PERIOD BETWEEN TWO SPIN STATES AND THE EXCHANGE INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO CHARGED PARTICLES AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Final Rejection CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18153890 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18067557 DEVICE HAVING AN IN-SUBSTRATE INDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE INDUCTOR Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18064968 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18470729 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18150912 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH INDUCTIVE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FORMING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17875199 SOIC CHIP ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18155148 CHIP-SCALE PACKAGE Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18494806 Chip-On-Interposer Assembly Containing A Decoupling Capacitor Non-Final OA KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
17694548 Large Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction and Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotrophy Induced by Chemisorbed Species on Ferromagnets Final Rejection Georgetown University
18470557 FILM-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING A PRE-NOTCHED FILM AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18505074 METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18575281 Magnetic Memory Cell and Magnetic Memory Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG HIKSTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18043324 NOR-TYPE MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NOR-TYPE MEMORY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18236667 GERMANIUM-SILICON LIGHT SENSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Artilux, Inc.
18086668 Non-volatile Memory Cell Non-Final OA AMIC Technology Corporation

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