Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TUGBANG, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2813 2831 2837 2841 2847 2896 3722 3729

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anthony D. Tugbang serves in Art Unit 2813 of Tech Center 3700. With a sample of 1080 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 77.5 percent. This volume of cases suggests a pattern of examination for this docket.

The median time to allowance is 1288 days. A feature of this profile is the 21.7 percent interview lift. This metric indicates that conducting an interview is effective, providing a boost to the 77.5 percent baseline allowance rate.

Practitioners should consider requesting an interview, as the 21.7 percent lift is an indicator of the examiner's willingness to resolve issues through dialogue. Given the 1080 resolved cases, these statistics are available for planning strategy. Navigating the 1288-day median timeline may be influenced by leveraging this interview lift.

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

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+7.5% vs TC avg
1,120
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1288
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1080 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
64.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18505034 BONDING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE OF DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18231289 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17972488 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING ROBOTICS TO ASSEMBLE/DE-ASSEMBLE COMPONENTS AND PERFORM SOCKET INSPECTION IN SERVER BOARD MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17793492 DEGENERATE CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEGENERATE CELL EVALUATION METHOD Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18282060 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18511976 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MILLIMETER-WAVE ANTENNA MODULE PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18219854 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18053321 METHOD FOR FORMING ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
17956030 Detection System Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
18561206 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY SHEET Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18099914 PARTICLE ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MICRO LED DISPLAY, AND MICRO LED DISPLAY Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.

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