Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TRICE III, WILLIAM CLARENCE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2893

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+32.0%
Interview Lift
1226
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 45 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
86.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§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 Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18077394 INTEGRATION OF FINFET AND GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES Non-Final OA 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
17742001 PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTERCONNECTION DIE LOCATED BETWEEN METALLIZATION PORTIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18345552 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18335525 FEEDTHROUGH VIA BETWEEN ACTIVE REGIONS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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
18151792 FILM MODIFICATION FOR GATE CUT PROCESS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17843195 THREE DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
18123995 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING ANISOTROPIC LAYER Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
17730462 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18038106 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
18140030 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME Final Rejection Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation

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