Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: QUINTO, KEVIN V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2821 2826 2829 2892 2893

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+16.9% vs TC avg
884
Total Applications
+1.6%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 855 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
31.6%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643061 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18397713 METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18462614 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18690592 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18615642 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18438009 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18690799 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
18653978 MEMORY CELL AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18193643 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18731738 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE GATE PAIR PER MEMORY CELL Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18545180 Integrated Assemblies and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18757630 STRUCTURE AND FORMATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH CAPACITORS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18646170 DIELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR STACKED TRANSISTOR STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18296010 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18646870 Interconnect Structure of Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18186091 MEMORY STRUCTURE WITH 4F2 OPTIMIZED CELL LAYOUT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18615626 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONTAINING SELF-ALIGNED VIA STRUCTURES AND ETCH-STOP DIELECTRIC LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18590999 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18499083 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-STEP GATE AND MULTI-STEP FIELD PLATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREFOR Final Rejection NXP USA, Inc.
18558691 OPTOELECTRONIC LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18690678 PROCESS GAS RAMP DURING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18764368 MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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