Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SUN, MICHAEL BRENNAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2892

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Brennan Sun serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 2800, working within Art Unit 2892. The examiner has reached a resolution in 1 case. The allowance rate for this case is 100.0 percent. This 100.0 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications are granted. Practitioners can use this data to evaluate the probability of a favorable outcome when an application is assigned to this examiner.

The record shows an interview lift of 0.0 percent. This 0.0 percent lift indicates that applications involving an interview have the same allowance rate as those that are not. This suggests that direct discussion with the examiner has not yet changed the statistical likelihood of resolving issues. Practitioners should consider the 0.0 percent lift when deciding whether to request an interview during prosecution in Tech Center 2800.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 930. This 930 figure represents the middle point of the time required to move from filing to a patent grant. With 1 resolved case, this median offers a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process. These figures assist in managing expectations for both the timing and the results of applications in Art Unit 2892.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+32.0% vs TC avg
9
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
69.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18634187 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18598506 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18542034 SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE DIFFUSION BREAK AND S/D CONTACT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18625292 RESISTIVE MEMORY CELL TOP ELECTRODE CONTACT WITH REDUCED CORNER EROSION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18664941 SEMICONDUCTOR FRAME AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18632863 METHOD OF LOW-TEMPERATURE N-TYPE SELECTIVE SILICON EPITAXY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18391541 LOW ENERGY TREATMENT TO PASSIVATE SiC SUBSTRATE DEFECTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18633991 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA VisEra Technologies Company Limited

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