Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PURVIS, SUE A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2811 2815 2817 2829 2845 2893 2898 2899

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sue A. Purvis is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800. She has handled 89 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 64.0 percent, which indicates that a majority of applications in her docket reach a grant. This rate provides a clear baseline for applicants.

The interview lift is 11.8 percent. This suggests that conducting an interview is a productive strategy for increasing the likelihood of a grant. The 11.8 percent lift provides a meaningful boost to the allowance rate, making it a recommended tactic for practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 1244. This timeframe is the typical duration for successful applications in her docket. With 89 resolved cases, the data is statistically significant. The 1244-day median and 64.0 percent allowance rate suggest a standard and predictable prosecution path.

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

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
-4.0% vs TC avg
125
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 89 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18189940 MOTHER SUBSTRATE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17990333 MULTI-LAYERED OXIDE BASED FLASH MEMORY DEVICE USED FOR NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING SYSTEM Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18527430 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18467961 SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS WITH FIELD SHIELDING BY POLARIZATION DOPING Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17853487 EDGE DELAMINATION AND CRACK PREVENTION METHODS FOR SINX AND TI-CU ENABLED PACKAGES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17644802 Semiconductor Die, Heat Spreader, Semiconductor Package, Semiconductor Device, and Methods Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17345969 SELECTIVE ROUTING THROUGH INTRA-CONNECT BRIDGE DIES Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
18000794 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18612001 WIRING STRATEGY FOR STACK FET S/D CONTACTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18402618 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STAIRCASE STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Final Rejection Lodestar Licensing Group LLC
18176474 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18103698 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING BALL GRID ARRAY CONNECTIONS WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
18643137 SELECTIVE PLASMA ASSISTED DEPOSITION OF A MOLYBDENUM SILICIDE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18370536 IN-SITU SIDEWALL PASSIVATION TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF HIGH ASPECT RATIO FEATURES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18561435 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18619594 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A POLYMER SUPPORT LAYER Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18185548 EDGE SEALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18714370 SYSTEM-IN-PACKAGE ASSEMBLY, AND PACKAGING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18512837 FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE Final Rejection Enkris Semiconductor, Inc.
17731853 NANOWIRE/NANOSHEET DEVICE WITH SUPPORT PORTION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18591815 POWER MODULE WITH IMPROVED SEMICONDUCTOR DIE ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTIVE CLAMPING Non-Final OA Littelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.

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