Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SALERNO, SARAH KATE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
901
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 869 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
84.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18605115 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18096257 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BIT LINE PAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19349986 3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND STRUCTURES WITH LOGIC AND MEMORY, AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE Non-Final OA Monolithic 3D Inc.
17664860 DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING A FILLING LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18183955 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Innolux Corporation
17818085 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
17682804 POWER GATE WITH METAL ON BOTH SIDES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18581667 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH SOURCE REGION VERTICALLY BETWEEN TIERED DECKS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18428836 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18459697 MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17890377 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17726467 HYBRID FENCED SUBSTRATE FOR TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR FRONTSIDE MEMBRANE RELEASE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18734190 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A BUTTED CONTACT AND METHOD OF FORMING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18267940 ION SENSOR AND ION SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18233923 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE UTILIZING DUMMY MEMORY BLOCKS TO MITIGATE DEFECTS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18090882 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY, FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF AND MEMORY SYSTEM Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18403558 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCORPORATING QUANTUM DOTS Non-Final OA Saphlux, Inc.
18365394 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING CROSS BIT LINE PITCH IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18360541 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING COMPOSITE DIELECTRIC ISOLATION STRUCTURE IN A STAIRCASE REGION AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18278221 SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18440658 High Color Rendering White Light Emitting Devices and High Color Rendering Photoluminescence Compositions Non-Final OA Bridgelux, Inc.
17601835 OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING INTEGRATED DIFFUSER Final Rejection ams AG

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