Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHODDE, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2822 2898

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-15.1% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+32.4%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 85 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
86.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17669143 SINGULATING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18062446 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18312192 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18309873 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17571322 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17875933 SENSOR CHIP WITH A PLURALITY OF INTEGRATED SENSOR CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18191250 DONOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Postech Research and Business Development Foundation
17883919 FINFETS WITH REDUCED PARASITICS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17460742 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17340069 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18506621 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REFERENCE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT Final Rejection ABLIC INC.
17875395 TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
18231806 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17572649 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Lextar Electronics Corporation
18035101 ULTRAVIOLET (UV) LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ZHIXIN SEMICONDUCTOR (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD
17871281 METAL COMPONENT Non-Final OA Mitsui High-tec, Inc.

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