Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, BRADLEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2817 2891 2894

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
922
Total Applications
-3.1%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 891 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18246125 TRANSFER SUBSTRATE USED IN MANUFACTURE OF DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18641782 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18094112 NANOWIRE LED, DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING THE NANOWIRE LED, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17741847 VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18691539 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18770544 LED TRANSFER METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18367184 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18462798 MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
18655733 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18024544 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17956775 SPLIT VIA STRUCTURES COUPLED TO CONDUCTIVE LINES FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18248817 NITRIDE BASED ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WITH AN ULTRAVIOLET TRANSPARENT CONTACT Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18779097 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REDUCED TRAP DEFECT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
17721814 NEUROMORPHIC FERROELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FEFET) DEVICE WITH ANTI-FERROELECTRIC BUFFER LAYER Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18736157 PRECLEAN AND ENCAPSULATION OF MICROLED FEATURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18304626 PROCESS FOR THIN ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION Final Rejection APPLIED Materials, Inc.
18393114 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE WITH REDISTRIBUTION LAYER PLATE FORMED VIA TEMPORARY PLUG Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18124132 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) STRUCTURES FOR A MICROLED DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARRAY OF LED STRUCTURES Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System

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