Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SALERNO, SARAH KATE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
897
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1114
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 852 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
35.7%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18456571 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING STACKED TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18227467 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, GAS SUPPLYING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA 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.
17831275 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17664860 DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING A FILLING LAYER Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18734190 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING A BUTTED CONTACT AND METHOD OF FORMING Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18212487 METHODS FOR FORMING A BACK SIDE FILM STACK AND PACKAGE STRUCTURES THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17833820 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18183955 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Innolux Corporation
18361594 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF USING ION IMPLANTED ETCH STOP LAYER ON A SACRIFICIAL FILL MATERIAL Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18334201 WIRELESS INTERCONNECTS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE SUBSTRATES WITH GLASS CORES Final Rejection Intel 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
17726467 HYBRID FENCED SUBSTRATE FOR TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR FRONTSIDE MEMBRANE RELEASE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18267940 ION SENSOR AND ION SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18472678 CAPACITOR OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTED MODEL CIRCUIT FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
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.
18096355 OPTICAL DEVICE PACKAGE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, 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
18344411 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT INSULATING LAYERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18154286 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING DISCRETE CHARGE STORAGE ELEMENTS 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.
17702001 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY WITH SUPER-PILLAR Final Rejection Intel NDTM US LLC
17601835 OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING INTEGRATED DIFFUSER Final Rejection ams AG

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