Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PRASAD, NEIL R

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1713 2811 2822 2897 4134

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Neil R. Prasad is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 1713, with 718 resolved cases. He has a high allowance rate of 85.4 percent. The median time to allowance is 825 days, which is quite efficient for patent prosecution. This combination of speed and a high grant rate makes for a very favorable environment for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 9.8 percent. This suggests that while the 85.4 percent allowance rate is already high, an interview can still provide a meaningful boost to clear any remaining obstacles. Practitioners should focus on high-quality initial filings to take advantage of the 825-day median pendency. With 718 resolved cases, the examiner's high allowance rate is well-established. This data suggests that the written record is the most effective way to secure a grant in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+25.4% vs TC avg
732
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
825
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 718 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18823988 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18765648 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18736075 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18353279 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18735179 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT DISSIPATION ADHESIVE LAYER FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18604452 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
17484213 CONFORMAL POWER DELIVERY STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18624084 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18233732 QUANTUM CHIP AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18731542 TESTING STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18114653 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
17966530 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18765356 PACKAGE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18740881 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18456782 Thermal Enhanced Power Semiconductor Package Final Rejection Wolfspeed, Inc.
18154353 Thermal Enhanced Power Semiconductor Package Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18669994 STRUCTURE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18784161 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ADVANCED SUBSTRATE FOR HYBRID INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Soitec
18825422 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES Non-Final OA Universal Display Corporation
18675462 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
18783128 METHOD FOR FORMING WET OXIDATION APERTURE SHAPE OF VCSEL DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
17790457 IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING MICROLENS AND PHOTO-ELECTRIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc.

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