Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TAYLOR, EARL N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2896

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+19.9% vs TC avg
882
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
788
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 870 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18515449 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18519222 WRAP AROUND BACKSIDE SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18481679 BACKSIDE DIELECTRIC PLUG Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18515396 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
18038780 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHOTODIODE Final Rejection VISHAY SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
18557930 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
18230977 ASYMMETRIC JUNCTIONLESS FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18512271 THIN BIDIRECTIONAL BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR DEVICES FROM BONDED WIDE AND THICK WAFERS Non-Final OA IDEAL POWER INC.

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