Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TAN, DAVE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2897

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.9%
Allow Rate
+24.9% vs TC avg
40
Total Applications
+9.1%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
72.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18421723 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18458110 DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17982159 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18047989 OPTICAL MEMBER AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18438319 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18484506 VIA LAYER IN TRANSMISSION AREA AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18239903 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18727867 METHODS OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL INTERFACE PAD AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18215350 EVALUATION METHOD, SEARCH METHOD, AND SEARCH SYSTEM Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18472427 FRONT-END-OF-LINE (FEOL) CAPACITOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18150903 THERMAL BARRIER STRUCTURE IN PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18484541 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH COMPRESSIBLE BONDS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18754430 RC IGBT and Method of Operating an RC IGBT Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18661607 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH GATE STRAP IN STI REGION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18346125 EXTREMELY HIGH DENSITY SILICON CAPACITOR Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18727934 METHOD OF PROCESSING AN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18150211 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.

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