Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TRAPANESE, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2171 2812 2826

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
659
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
1164
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 639 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
78.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18409931 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18522244 HEAT RADIATING MEMBER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA NIDEC CORPORATION
18506035 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18495467 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18544689 STACKED FET WITH A ROBUST CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18194509 DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18476591 DIE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18506375 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DELAMINATION Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18304414 SiC MOSFET POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA DB HiTek Co., Ltd.
18509292 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Phononics Ltd
18554858 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA XIAMEN SILAN ADVANCED COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.

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