Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, TONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2821 2893 2894

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tony Tran operates within Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2811. The examiner has overseen 878 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 70.5 percent, which indicates the frequency of grants. These 878 resolved cases provide the historical context for the examiner's work. This volume of resolved cases forms the basis for the current metrics.

The interview lift is 33.5 percent, which shows the difference in allowance probability after a discussion. The median days to allowance is 1014, representing the time required for successful prosecution. In Art Unit 2811, these statistics offer a perspective on the examiner's past decisions.

Practitioners should note the 33.5 percent interview lift as a factor in their strategy. The 70.5 percent allowance rate and the 1014 median days to allowance are useful for planning. Data from Tech Center 2800 helps in understanding the prosecution timeline for applications in this field.

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

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
924
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18014012 DISPLAY DEVICE USING MICRO LED Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18372885 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17646977 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18675459 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17784455 DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO WALL DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17685305 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17423321 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17985672 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18187995 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
17849188 EPITAXIAL SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURES FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18401082 EMBEDDED CHIPLETS WITH BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY NETWORK Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18089927 THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAND MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18308734 TRANSISTOR HAVING WRAP-AROUND SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18080828 TRANSISTORS WITH DIELECTRIC STACK ISOLATING BACKSIDE POWER RAIL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18074551 ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18746954 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18432491 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT PATTERN IN CONTACT WITH A SIDE SURFACE OF A CONTACT PLUG Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18530418 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection KIOXIA CORPORATION
18648334 ELECTRODE CONNECTION ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18258973 MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION IN FEATURES Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
17999255 LOW RESISTIVITY CONTACTS AND INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18648232 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RELATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18397967 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17823472 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RELATED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, MEMORY DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17893718 FOLDED STAIRCASE VIA ROUTING FOR MEMORY Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18397398 REDUCTION OF METAL LOSS DURING GATE PATTERNING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18150617 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING LOW DIELECTRIC CAPACITANCE AND GOOD ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN PERFORMANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18093472 LOW RESISTANCE BOTTOM ELECTRODE VIA Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
18300280 METHODS FOR FORMING MULTI-TIER TUNGSTEN FEATURES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18763037 VERTICAL MEMORY STUCTURE WITH AIR GAPS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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