Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, WALTER H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815 2823

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
847
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
880
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 815 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18217701 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17828170 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17742667 COMPOUND FOR FORMING HARDMASK, HARDMASK COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE COMPOUND, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USING THE HARDMASK COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17683201 THROUGH WAFER ISOLATION ELEMENT BACKSIDE PROCESSING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18264194 AI MODULE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18233136 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
18265578 BONDED CONNECTION MEANS Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17579487 HIGH THROUGHPUT DEPOSITION PROCESS Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
17901272 METAL STACKS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR BONDING AND/OR OHMIC CONTACT-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection Lumileds LLC
18007208 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
17976215 STACK PACKAGE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR DIES AND ENCAPSULANT Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
17529562 METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURES FOR THRESHOLD VOLTAGE CONTROL Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18969620 SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE, AND SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA YINGKOU JINCHEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18314248 CORELESS SUBSTRATES AND MANUFACUTRING METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
17834767 SENSORS, IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING A SENSOR Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18119797 METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18230221 METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND A STRUCTURE FORMED BY THE METHOD Non-Final OA Siliconix Incorporated

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