Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STEPHENSON, KENNETH STEPHEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+3.4% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
1328
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18243251 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18237278 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18366922 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17811013 LED MODULE Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18467904 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18509087 DISPLAY MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18368461 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, AND TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18499209 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18231092 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18237639 ALUMINUM OXIDE CARBON HYBRID HARDMASKS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18489056 STACKED FET WITH ASYMMETRIC CELL BOUNDARY Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18511029 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH RESISTANCE MODIFICATION DOPED REGION Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18238022 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH RESISTANCE MODIFICATION DOPED REGION Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18474179 ADVANCED PROCESS IN PROCESS PAIR WITHOUT FUSES Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
19054826 INTERDIGITATED FINGERED-TYPE SPATIALLY MODULATED PHOTODETECTOR WITH EXTRA BIASING FOR CARRIER ACCELERATION IN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Hyperlume Inc.
17876467 RESISTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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