Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SCHODDE, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2822 2898

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.7%
Allow Rate
-16.3% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 89 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18441327 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17956956 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17718795 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17549323 WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17468609 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18659484 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18312192 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18309873 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17571322 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18528261 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18191250 DONOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Postech Research and Business Development Foundation
18623267 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18062446 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18625666 MEMORY INCLUDING BIT LINE PILLAR Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18490976 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17669143 SINGULATING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
17741200 WAFER-LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGING WITH COPPER CORE BALL EMBEDDED INTO MOLD Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17812700 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
17460742 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17663683 Semiconductor Package and Method Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17562794 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH WRAP AROUND SILICIDE LAYER Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17875933 SENSOR CHIP WITH A PLURALITY OF INTEGRATED SENSOR CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18740556 RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18231806 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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