Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: WALL, VINCENT

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

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
871
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 815 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18395827 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18541848 CAPACITOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18390637 NANOGAP DIELECTRIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18255760 VERTICAL POWER TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18540513 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18138440 GLASS PACKAGE SUBSTRATE WITH CHIP DISAGGREGATION INTERFACE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18147644 FABRICATION OF NOVEL DEVICES USING ION BEAMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18545183 PLASMA-ENHANCED METHOD OF DEPOSITING MOLYBDENUM Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18540329 METHODS FOR FORMING MULTILAYER STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE AND RELATED MULTILAYER STRUCTURES Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18597186 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18597074 TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Japan Display Inc.
18580309 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18213311 COMPOSITE OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18366938 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTRUTING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR Final Rejection TOPPAN Inc.
17373708 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18430647 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18708587 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18403266 Memory Circuitry And Method Used In Forming Memory Circuitry Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18777485 TRANSISTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18405951 ONE-TIME-PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY DEVICES WITH HIGH SECURITY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18403774 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING IMAGE SENSOR AND MRAM DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18402404 CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18226849 Methods and Structure for Shielding Semiconductors From Ultraviolet Light Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18338414 FEFET DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18299691 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18597219 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18597057 CONTACT CONSTRUCTION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18349432 THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18448703 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18503801 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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