Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SRINIVASAN, SESHA SAIRAMAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2817

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

SRINIVASAN, SESHA SAIRAMAN works in USPTO Technology Center 2800, Art Unit 2812. The profile covers 52 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 69.2% and a median of 1345 days to allowance. Interview lift is 25.0%, indicating a meaningful associated improvement in a record that otherwise shows a favorable allowance rate and a long median prosecution period.

The listed companies are Intel Corporation, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. The leading firms are Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB - Int, Akona IP PC - Intel, and CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC. Practitioners should account for the limited case volume while using interviews and timing as central planning considerations.

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

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+1.2% vs TC avg
116
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1345
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
73.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18060180 IMAGE SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18530291 FRAME STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18394347 VERTICAL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VERTICAL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18080715 MULTI-LAYER CHIP ARCHITECTURE AND FABRICATION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18248732 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18739185 HIGH-BANDWIDTH MEMORY (HBM) PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE (POP) DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY (DRAM) WITH SEMICONDUCTOR PILLARS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18465717 INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING A PILLAR SHELL INTERCONNECT AND AN INNER SOLDER INTERCONNECT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18085281 DRY FILM PHOTORESIST WET LAMINATION AND METHOD Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17975654 LIQUID METAL SHIELD FOR FINE PITCH INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18050527 PACKAGE EDGE PASSIVE COMPONENT ARRAY FOR IMPROVED POWER INTEGRITY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18047033 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE WITH DUAL DAMASCENE BASED SELF-ALIGNED VIAS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18389512 POWER MODULE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18499383 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18123613 BACKSIDE POWER ISLANDS FOR BACKSIDE POWER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18237059 THERMAL SPREADER Final Rejection SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
17795198 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18555342 METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF NOVEL AMORPHOUS HIGH-K METAL-OXIDE DIELECTRICS BY SUPER-CYCLE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17838253 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17832443 Passive Device Structure Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18435227 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP WITH CHIP OUTLINE OF VARIOUS SHAPES AT WAFER LEVEL Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18473998 POWER MODULE STRUCTURE WITH CLIP SUBSTRATE MEMBER Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
17658031 CUTTING METHOD OF WAFER Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan's allowance rate?

69.2% of resolved applications examined by Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan were allowed (52 resolved cases), compared with 82.1% across Art Unit 2812 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan took 1,345 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan work in?

Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan examines applications in Art Unit 2812 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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