Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TAYLOR, EARL N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2896

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
880
Total Applications
+6.5%
Interview Lift
820
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 859 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
33.1%
§102 Novelty
34.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18508082 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18519222 WRAP AROUND BACKSIDE SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18464369 DUAL SIDED CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18210041 PLACEHOLDER WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PROTECTION TO PREVENT DIRECT BACKSIDE CONTACT (DBC) FROM SHORTING TO GATE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18481679 BACKSIDE DIELECTRIC PLUG Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17987234 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING OVERPASS-TYPE CHANNEL Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18345070 TRANSISTOR CONTACTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18484956 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
18515396 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
18372130 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18230977 ASYMMETRIC JUNCTIONLESS FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
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
18512271 THIN BIDIRECTIONAL BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR DEVICES FROM BONDED WIDE AND THICK WAFERS Non-Final OA IDEAL POWER INC.

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