Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814 2893

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.6%
Allow Rate
-3.4% vs TC avg
570
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18289750 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17847548 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17791402 DISPLAY DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18253203 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17914006 IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18756059 LIGHTING MODULE AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17904400 IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18239526 STRUCTURE WITH SELF-ALIGNED OFFSET GATE CONTACT AND DIRECT BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17528858 BOTTOM DIELECTRIC ISOLATION INTEGRATION WITH BURIED POWER RAIL Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17703668 SEAL STRUCTURES INCLUDING PASSIVATION STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18091211 2D NANORIBBONS UTILIZING SILICON SCAFFOLDING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18089801 GLASS SUBSTRATE DEVICE WITH PLATED THROUGH HOLES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17993594 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CELL INCLUDING COLUMN STACKED PINS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17900006 RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18524319 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
17993297 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17899411 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE LINE MISALIGNED WITH MEMORY CELL Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18068600 ULTRA-COMPACT, PASSIVE, WIRELESS SENSOR USING QUANTUM CAPACITANCE EFFECT IN GRAPHENE Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
17939057 RECONFIGURABLE MEMTRANSISTORS Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
17395922 SRAM Cell Structures Final Rejection Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
17886491 Semiconductor Structure with Features of D-mode and E-mode GaN Devices and Semiconductor Process Thereof Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17846147 WORD LINE STRUCTURE Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17910258 SHORT RANGE INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA

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