Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SON, ERIKA HEERA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
At TC average
53
Total Applications
-41.7%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18195970 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18179588 SEED LAYER FOR ENHANCING TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE WITH PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED HEUSLER FILMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18086257 IMAGE SENSOR, CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE CAMERA MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17790577 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18306210 ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18193908 OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING AN OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18176931 Methods of Forming Bent Display Panels Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17746889 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17881621 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17750746 BOND ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR STACKED WAFERS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17398696 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
17901773 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection KIOXIA CORPORATION
17959771 SILICON NANO SHEET THREE-DIMENSIONAL HORIZONTAL MEMORY WITH ALL-AROUND METAL STORAGE CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18073739 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18352826 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18006077 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR BODY, AND RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR BODY Non-Final OA OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
18058426 STRESS REDUCTION LAYER BASED ON COATING TECHNIQUE Final Rejection Melexis Technologies SA

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