Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SEDOROOK, DAVID PAUL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2819

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Analysis

David Paul Sedorook is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2812. He has managed 153 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 91.5 percent. This 91.5 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 153-case history to understand the examiner's general tendencies.

The interview lift is 7.5 percent. This 7.5 percent figure represents the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. A positive value like 7.5 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. This suggests that requesting an interview is a helpful strategy for this docket.

The median days to allowance is 1124. This 1124-day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. For applicants, this 1124-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 91.5 percent allowance rate with the 1124-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 2812.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

91.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
166
Total Applications
+7.5%
Interview Lift
1124
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 153 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
66.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18740590 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18659430 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18761451 SUPERCONDUCTING RESONANT CIRCUIT AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18745412 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18500113 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18817340 MEMS MICROPHONE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18751946 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18528056 METAL GATE RECESS STOP FOR GATE-ALL-AROUND FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18838152 POWER MODULE AND POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18709402 OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18809433 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18667435 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18749921 IMAGE SENSING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18656782 GATE-ALL-AROUND TRANSISTOR HAVING MULTIPLE GATE LENGTHS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18642273 COMPLEMENTARY FET STRUCTURES WITH REDUCED AREA Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
18782460 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE INCLUDING GRAPHITE AND METHOD FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18661992 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18795268 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18676472 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18415677 POWER MODULE PACKAGE STRUCTURE Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18742191 FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18723738 High-contrast display screen LED device and manufacturing method therefor Non-Final OA South China University of Technology

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