Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2829 2893 2898 2899

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Seyon Ali-Simah Punchbeddell is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2829. He has managed 90 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 76.7 percent. This 76.7 percent rate indicates that a majority of applications in his docket reach a grant, providing a baseline for applicant expectations.

The interview lift is 10.0 percent. This figure suggests that conducting an interview is a productive strategy for increasing the likelihood of a grant. The 10.0 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 1276. This timeline represents the typical duration for applications to reach a final grant. With 90 resolved cases, these metrics offer a clear view of the examiner's performance. The 1276-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

76.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
113
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1276
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 90 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18745377 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18467041 SUBSTRATE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18025538 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAYING DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18023730 Display Substrate, Preparing Method Therefor, and Display Apparatus Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18520849 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18215895 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18796032 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18224962 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18835609 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18282893 SIP MODULE Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18740488 ENHANCED THERMAL SOLUTION FOR STACKED CACHE DIE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18659277 RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE TUNING IN BEOL REGIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18623210 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC GATE CAP Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18539166 TANTALUM ELECTRODE WITH TANTALUM NITRIDE LINER AS RIE DIFFUSION BARRIER Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18642617 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CONDUCTIVE EXTENSIONS BETWEEN UPPER STAIRCASE STEPS AND THEIR CONTACTS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Lodestar Licensing Group LLC
18676523 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CRACK DETECTING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18029588 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17828803 POWER CONVERTER MODULE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18627885 CONDUCTIVE PATH WITH REDUCED RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18739805 FINFET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18175523 DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING A SACRIFICIAL LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF" Non-Final OA SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18719768 DISPLAY SCREEN HAVING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES Non-Final OA Aledia
18754903 SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA VisEra Technologies Company Limited
18648765 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND A METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.

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