Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TYNES JR., LAWRENCE C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2822 2899

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
812
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
861
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 784 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18663449 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18642987 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18178507 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING CONNECTION LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18584297 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18544881 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18088542 GALLIUM NITRIDE (GAN) LAYER ON SUBSTRATE CARBURIZATION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17977091 FAN-OUT PACKAGE HAVING BALL GRID ARRAY SUBSTRATE WITH SIGNAL AND POWER METALLIZATION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18624484 PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18601535 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18584062 BOND PAD FOR REDUCED CONTACT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18767239 Zero Mask High Density Capacitor Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18452601 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH VARIABLE SOLDER RESIST OPENING DIMENSIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
17641365 HIGH DENSITY PLASMA CVD FOR DISPLAY ENCAPSULATION APPLICATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18361081 SINGLE PACKAGE DATA STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Sandisk Technologies, Inc
18539625 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING ACTIVE AREAS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18522581 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING ACTIVE AREAS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18674710 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

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