Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SALERNO, SARAH KATE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
912
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 885 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.8%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18605115 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18639800 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18591820 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE HAVING A DIE LEVEL DISTRIBUTION (DLD) METALLIZATION STRUCTURE INCLUDING A METAL PAD AND A SHORTER VIA COUPLING THE METAL PAD TO A METAL INTERCONNECT IN THE DIE FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL PATH CONDUCTIVITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18730464 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH ANGLED TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18189808 ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS FOR COMPUTATION IN MEMORY (CIM) WITH BACKSIDE MEMORY USING HIGH PERFORMANCE (HP) THIN FILM TRANSISTOR (TFT) MATERIAL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17989845 LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18090882 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY, FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18637129 SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR TIER DEFLECTION IN A MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18365394 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING CROSS BIT LINE PITCH IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUITS Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18442547 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH BACKSIDE SUPPORT PILLAR STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18495491 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING LATERALLY-UNDULATING LATERAL ISOLATION TRENCHES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18425211 COOLING SYSTEM FOR HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation

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