Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SOWARD, IDA M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1741 2822 2898

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.2%
Allow Rate
+25.2% vs TC avg
1,370
Total Applications
+5.5%
Interview Lift
775
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1338 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
48.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18486853 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18373353 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18469609 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18362542 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18031758 DISPLAY PANELS INCLUDING SEGMENTED CONVEX RIB Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18406227 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18197593 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18313093 DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18120543 WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18551438 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18396901 POWER RAIL LEAD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18367553 SCALABLE THIN-FILM RESISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18260042 DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18531542 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, CHIP AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19025869 OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TRANSMISSIVE REGIONS BETWEEN EMISSIVE REGIONS HAVING UNIFORM (SUB-) PIXEL APERTURE LAYOUT Non-Final OA OTI Lumionics Inc.
18578306 DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING ANTIREFLECTIVE LAYER Non-Final OA JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18456905 METAL PILLAR FOR CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION Non-Final OA DUKSAN HI METAL CO., LTD.

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