Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Vincent Wall, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WALL, VINCENT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2822 2838 2893 2898

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

WALL, VINCENT is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2816, with 828 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 62.6%, and the median time to allowance is 1016 days. Interview lift is 24.4%, indicating a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Intel Corporation, and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. are the leading companies. Akona IP PC - Intel, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP are the leading firms. Interview preparation may improve prosecution prospects where technical distinctions are central.

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

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
-5.4% vs TC avg
890
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1016
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 828 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18255760 VERTICAL POWER TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18763799 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18707097 LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18594551 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT Final Rejection Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18540329 METHODS FOR FORMING MULTILAYER STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE AND RELATED MULTILAYER STRUCTURES Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18390103 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18338404 MEMORY WITH ONE ACCESS TRANSISTOR COUPLED TO MULTIPLE CAPACITORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18089945 TRANSISTOR INCLUDING WIDE BAND GAP MATERIALS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18064362 MULTI-PITCH PATTERNING THROUGH ONE-STEP FLOW Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18213311 COMPOSITE OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18448703 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18503801 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18148658 INTERLEAVED HIGH SIDE AND LOW SIDE POWER TRANSISTORS WITH VARIABLE FINGER SPACING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18647687 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRODE AND ISOLATION PATTERN AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18430647 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18366938 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTRUTING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR Final Rejection TOPPAN Inc.
18597057 CONTACT CONSTRUCTION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18671424 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP COMPRISING A RADIOFREQUENCY COMPONENT Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18649262 Dielectric Frame Structures to Mitigate Lay-Out-Dependent Effect in Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18595429 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18226849 Methods and Structure for Shielding Semiconductors From Ultraviolet Light Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18151141 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A BLOCKING LAYER Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18597219 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18779020 ACCESS TRANSISTORS IN A DUAL GATE LINE CONFIGURATION AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18652774 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18395233 COMPONENT PITCH REALIGNMENT FROM BOND PAD METAL PITCH Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18148745 DRIVING BACKPLANE AND DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18777621 MEMORY CELL, CAPACITIVE MEMORY STRUCTURE, AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Ferroelectric Memory GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Vincent Wall's allowance rate?

62.6% of resolved applications examined by Vincent Wall were allowed (828 resolved cases), compared with 65.8% across Art Unit 2816 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Vincent Wall?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Vincent Wall take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Vincent Wall took 1,016 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Vincent Wall work in?

Vincent Wall examines applications in Art Unit 2816 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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