Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: STEVENSON, ANDRE C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2812 2816 2817 2899

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andre C. Stevenson is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2812. He has a record of 877 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 89.5 percent, which indicates that a majority of applications reach issuance. This percentage suggests that the examination process in this unit frequently results in a grant for the applicant.

The median time to allowance is 832 days. This timeframe provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle, showing that successful applications reach issuance within this median period. This efficiency is a key characteristic of the examiner's historical data and is an important consideration for practitioners managing patent portfolios in Tech Center 2800.

The data also shows an interview lift of 7.2 percent. This metric indicates that the probability of allowance increases when an interview is conducted, even with a base allowance rate of 89.5 percent. With 877 resolved cases, these figures represent a stable set of outcomes for practitioners. The combination of the allowance rate and the median days to allowance defines the typical experience for applicants in Art Unit 2812.

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

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+21.5% vs TC avg
903
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
832
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 877 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
77.7%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18734002 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18622131 WIRE BONDING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18770001 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18734866 CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE AND INTERCONNECTS FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A SUBSTRATE AND AN INTERPOSER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17890005 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY FOR MULTI-HEIGHT STANDARD CELL CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18228122 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18199018 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
17152592 METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF SILICON NITRIDE LAYER USING PRETREATMENT, STRUCTURE FORMED USING THE METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18177058 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17905321 CONTROL OF WAFER BOW DURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROCESSING Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18728625 SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18344583 METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRODE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18596580 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH NITROGEN-RICH INSULATIVE STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18606335 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18775706 VOID ELIMINATION FOR GAP-FILLING IN HIGH-ASPECT RATIO TRENCHES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18774512 DUMMY FIN PROFILE CONTROL TO ENLARGE GATE PROCESS WINDOW Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17648431 Atomic Layer Etching to Reduce Pattern Loading in High-K Dielectric Layer Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17142641 DOPED SILICON NITRIDE FOR 3D NAND Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18271898 METHOD FOR FORMING SILICON-CONTAINING FILM AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18728751 PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17941278 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
17881772 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18655582 DETECTION USING SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR Non-Final OA NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
18615918 CHIP PACKAGE WITH ACTIVE SILICON BRIDGE Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18664634 INTERFEROMETRIC FILTERS FOR PCAMBER CONVERTERS Non-Final OA Lumileds LLC
18615912 PIXEL PACKAGE Final Rejection EPISTAR CORPORATION
17781407 POWER MODULE Final Rejection Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH

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