Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, BRADLEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817 2891 2894

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
915
Total Applications
-3.2%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 882 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
69.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387933 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18248817 NITRIDE BASED ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WITH AN ULTRAVIOLET TRANSPARENT CONTACT Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18024544 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17739776 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18246125 TRANSFER SUBSTRATE USED IN MANUFACTURE OF DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18519447 DEPOSITION MASK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18554244 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18462540 IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18030003 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18124132 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) STRUCTURES FOR A MICROLED DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARRAY OF LED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18554309 HETERO-JUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18384138 BURIED INTERCONNECT TRAVERSING TRENCH ISOLATION Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
17736720 DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF ON-CHIP CURRENT SENSORS Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18462798 MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.

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