Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Erik T Peterson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PETERSON, ERIK T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2822 2898

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

PETERSON, ERIK T works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2822. The record covers 373 resolved cases, with a 76.4% allowance rate and a median of 954 days to allowance. The 10.5% interview lift reflects a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., DISCO Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading listed companies. The listed firms are GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. The profile supports considering interviews as a useful prosecution tool while accounting for the median time shown for this assignment.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

76.4%
Allow Rate
+8.4% vs TC avg
421
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 373 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18620416 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18444194 DISPLAY MODULE AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18531070 POWER MODULE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18293487 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18575185 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18755987 LAYOUT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND METHODOLOGY FOR GENERATING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP METAL INTERCONNECT LAYOUT FABRICS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18002525 Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17632340 Display Device and Electronic Device Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18060305 LASER DICING TO CONTROL SPLASH Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18597807 PINWHEEL-SHAPED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN A MULTI-CHIP MODULE TO REDUCE NUMBER OF ROUTING LAYERS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18777380 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK Hynix Inc.
17886102 STIFFENER FRAME FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18769425 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18767722 ION IMPLANT PROCESS FOR DEFECT ELIMINATION IN METAL LAYER PLANARIZATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18618312 HYBRID BULK SEMICONDUCTOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR (SOI) SUBSTRATE AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18425352 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18109116 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18328988 VERIFICATION METHOD FOR DEVICE CHIPS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18321411 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CHIPS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18178794 CHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Erik T Peterson's allowance rate?

76.4% of resolved applications examined by Erik T Peterson were allowed (373 resolved cases), compared with 48.4% across Art Unit 2822 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Erik T Peterson?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Erik T Peterson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Erik T Peterson took 954 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Erik T Peterson work in?

Erik T Peterson examines applications in Art Unit 2822 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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