Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TRICE III, WILLIAM CLARENCE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1255
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18526404 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17677329 METHODS OF FORMING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING STACKED TRANSISTORS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES FORMED BY THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17787953 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18492846 EMISSIVE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18219695 GATE STACK DIPOLE COMPENSATION FOR THRESHOLD VOLTAGE DEFINITION IN TRANSISTORS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18342090 STACKED TRANSISTORS WITH DIELECTRIC INSULATOR LAYERS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18335525 FEEDTHROUGH VIA BETWEEN ACTIVE REGIONS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18334630 NOISE TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18077394 INTEGRATION OF FINFET AND GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17894868 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING MAGNETIC VIAS AND BACKSIDE POWER DELIVERY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17561682 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH BURIED POWER RAIL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18657487 HIGH-ASPECT RATIO METALLIZED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18394568 SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
17409940 CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT) MEMORY CELL ELEMENT AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18142037 TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE VERTICAL THIN BODIES Final Rejection Invention and Collaboration Laboratory, Inc.
18038106 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
18140030 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME Final Rejection Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
17952956 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
17730462 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

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