Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RAHIM, NILUFA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2893

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
514
Total Applications
-1.0%
Interview Lift
862
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 479 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18685475 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18541630 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18541649 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18475322 STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING STAGGERED GATE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18225768 COATING COMPOSITION FOR WAFER PROTECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18332270 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18315982 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18112202 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18102209 AIRBRIDGE, SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THE SAME Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17702593 TRANSISTOR GATE STACKS WITH THICK HYSTERETIC ELEMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17688495 INTERCONNECTS WITH SPINTRONIC LOGIC DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18623839 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY BORON ARSENIDE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT, ELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, AND PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17891655 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18596514 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18589300 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18521547 LIGHT DETECTING PIXEL USING VERTICAL GATES AND PLANAR GATES Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18415426 PASSIVATION STRUCTURE AND THE METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18171119 SILICON SUPER JUNCTION STRUCTURES FOR INCREASED THROUGHPUT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18185647 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18475298 Power Semiconductor Device Having Shaped Trench Ends Final Rejection Wolfspeed, Inc.
18579009 SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
17759039 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
17817430 RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICES WITH A CAVITY BETWEEN ELECTRODES Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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