Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PRIDEMORE, NATHAN ANDREW

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nathan Andrew Pridemore is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2898. He has managed 83 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 78.3 percent. This 78.3 percent rate indicates that a majority of applications in his docket reach a grant, providing a baseline for applicant expectations.

The interview lift is 13.1 percent. This figure suggests that conducting an interview is a productive strategy for increasing the likelihood of a grant. The 13.1 percent lift provides a meaningful boost to the allowance rate, making it a recommended tactic for practitioners to use during prosecution.

The median days to allowance is 1278. This timeline represents the typical duration for applications to reach a final grant. With 83 resolved cases, these metrics offer a clear view of the examiner's performance. The 1278-day median defines the expected prosecution experience for applicants in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
109
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 83 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18435198 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18517325 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18708727 COLOR FILTER ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18467581 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18595540 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18411729 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18716725 Display for Wearable Computing Devices Having a Three-Dimensional Cover Non-Final OA Google LLC
17642057 METHOD FOR RELAXING SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS INCLUDING THE FABRICATION OF PSEUDO-SUBSTRATES AND FORMATION OF COMPOSITES ALLOWING THE ADDITION OF PREVIOUSLY UN-ACCESSIBLE FUNCTIONALITY OF GROUP lll-NITRIDES Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18499699 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18562749 Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18637576 INTER-GATE CONTACTS FOR STACKED FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17479794 BOTTOM JUNCTION AND CONTACT AREA STRUCTURES FOR VERTICAL TRANSPORT FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18595430 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17991365 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18595092 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18788413 TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18782351 SELF-ALIGNED INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18768125 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH GATE CUT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18790122 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18595038 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18589686 BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE WITH FERROELECTRIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
17877324 Method for Manufacturing Integrated Metal Resistance Layer Non-Final OA Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation

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