Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2891

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
-10.9% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1288
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
30.8%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18110950 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18050554 NANOSHEET WITH GRADED SILICON GERMANIUM LAYER UNDER ISOLATION REGION AND WITH BURIED TAPERED INNER SPACER Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17933568 VERTICAL CHANNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (VCFET) WITH REDUCED CONTACT RESISTANCE AND/OR PARASITIC CAPACITANCE, AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17895377 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection KIOXIA CORPORATION
17929584 DUAL SIDED MOLDED PACKAGE WITH VARYING INTERCONNECT PAD SIZES AND UNIFORM EXPOSED SOLDERABLE AREA Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18199837 HYBRID MEMORY ARCHITECTURE FOR ADVANCED 3D SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18177138 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
18074294 METHOD FOR FORMING A FET DEVICE Non-Final OA IMEC VZW
17792421 ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Photon Wave Co., Ltd.

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