Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STEPHENSON, KENNETH STEPHEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18366922 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18374284 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18319876 EPITAXIAL SILICON CHANNEL GROWTH Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17807795 METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF FORMING CONTACTS AND GATES FOR STAGGERED FET Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18366937 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17552845 PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIES OVER INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18453949 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17863594 WAFER BONDING METHOD USING SELECTIVE DEPOSITION AND SURFACE TREATMENT Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18231092 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17836628 FIN PROFILE MODULATION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CO., Ltd.
18446127 COPPER PAD METALLIZATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18238022 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH RESISTANCE MODIFICATION DOPED REGION Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18489098 THREE-TERMINAL BIDIRECTIONAL ENHANCEMENT MODE GaN SWITCH Non-Final OA Efficient Power Conversion Corporation
17876467 RESISTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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