Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHOOK, DANIEL P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1765 2812 2817 2823 2896 2898

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHOOK, DANIEL P works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1765. The examiner has managed 653 resolved cases, which offers a dataset for analysis. The allowance rate is 87.1 percent, showing the frequency of patent grants. The median time to allowance is 740 days. This 740-day duration is the timeline for applicants to expect when their cases are allowed by this examiner.

The interview lift is 8.4 percent, which indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the allowance rate. This 8.4 percent lift is smaller than the 87.1 percent overall allowance rate, suggesting that many cases reach allowance without the need for an interview. However, the 8.4 percent lift still represents an increase in the likelihood of success. With 653 resolved cases, the 740-day median and the 8.4 percent lift provide a statistical foundation for practitioners in Art Unit 1765 to use when planning their prosecution strategy in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
659
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
740
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 653 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18591546 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18290862 DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18702239 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18665523 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE MATRIX TILE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18403657 Semiconductor structure Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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