Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VLCEK, JACOB ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2817

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+32.0% vs TC avg
16
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
0%
§102 Novelty
81.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18371152 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18226568 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18310073 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18368169 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18358633 HIGH VOLTAGE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH DIFFERENT SIDEWALL SPACER CONFIGURATIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18357085 Backside Contact With Self-Aligned Gate Isolation Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18226579 METHODS OF FORMING ABRUPT INTERFACES BETWEEN SILICON-AND-CARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS AND SILICON-AND-OXYGEN-CONTAINING MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18385036 METHOD OF FABRICATING A CAPACITOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18396725 IMAGE COMPENSATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18361834 Laterally-Diffused Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Devices with Reduced Gate Charge and Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited

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