Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: REAMES, MATTHEW L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1737 2891 2893 2896

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthew L. Reames serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1737. He has a total of 1107 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 77.1 percent. This 77.1 percent rate indicates the frequency at which applications reach a grant under his review. With 1107 resolved cases, the profile provides a specific look at the outcomes in this docket.

The interview lift is 18.0 percent. This 18.0 percent figure is lower than the 77.1 percent allowance rate, suggesting that interviews are one of several factors in the prosecution process. Practitioners in Art Unit 1737 may use this 18.0 percent lift to evaluate the impact of direct communication. The median days to allowance is 996. This 996-day duration is the typical timeframe for successful applications. The 996-day metric, combined with the 1107 resolved cases, helps stakeholders understand the pendency and probability of success in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
1,131
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
33.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18781730 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18660712 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18419993 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18692796 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18734281 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18785422 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18784447 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18430982 Chip Stacked Structure and Manufacturing Method Thereof, Chip Package Structure, and Electronic Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18403990 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18800342 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18522042 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18633667 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) PACKAGE INCLUDING TWO SUBSTRATES AND VERTICAL INTERCONNECTS COUPLING THE TWO SUBSTRATES, THE VERTICAL INTERCONNECTS COMPRISING A METAL BALL AND METAL PIN COMBINATION TO ADDRESS AN INCREASED DISTANCE BETWEEN SUBSTRATES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18745354 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18671420 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18710278 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS, AND RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18611681 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING MOISTURE PASSING GAP IN POWER OR GROUND METAL PLANE OF A PACKAGE SUBSTRATE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18736110 PARASITIC CAPACITENCE REDUCTION IN STACKED TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18447412 CONTROLLING CROSS-TALK AND BUS LOSSES IN RABI-DRIVEN SUPERCONDUCTING QUBITS WITH MULTI-MODE INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18664301 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18643789 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18596404 3D IC POWER GRID Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18432333 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18406246 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18346267 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ARRANGING PATTERNS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18807152 TRANSITION METAL CONTAINING CONTACT WITH REDUCED CONTACT RESISTIVITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18630142 3D NAND CELLS WITH ENHANCED ERASE SPEED THROUGH DIPOLE ENGINEERING AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18481715 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18032720 OPTICAL SENSOR HAVING 2D-3D HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18570870 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID-STATE COMPONENT, SOLID-STATE COMPONENT, QUANTUM COMPONENT AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SOLID-STATE COMPONENT Non-Final OA MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18641881 HIGH-VOLTAGE METAL GATE DEVICE AND PROCESS METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation

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