Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2826

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
1,172
Total Applications
+5.9%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
87.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18524094 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT STACKED CHIPS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18512923 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18382300 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18491559 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING INSULATOR WITH A BAND SHAPE, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18187755 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17861834 MEMS MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMS MODULE Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
18454107 DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17661418 DIAMOND-METAL COMPOSITE HIGH POWER DEVICE PACKAGES Final Rejection MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
18240560 STAIRLESS THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING MEANDERING DIELECTRIC ISOLATION STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17982849 LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE UNIT Final Rejection Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18382572 CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TONG HSING ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18393633 CHIP PACKAGE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTECTION Non-Final OA WALTON ADVANCED ENGINEERING, INC.
18527703 FLAT SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH COPLANAR LEADS Non-Final OA PANJIT INTERNATIONAL INC.
17931826 METHOD OF BONDING THIN SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17940662 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection EPISTAR CORPORATION
18532950 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, PACKAGE FORMING METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY MODULE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN STS MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18486232 MONOLITHIC MULTIPLE-CHANNEL PROTECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Littelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.

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