Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WARD, DAVID WILLIAM

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2891

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
141
Total Applications
+41.9%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666932 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING A SEAL RING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18666888 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18393855 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18537013 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18512199 PROCESSOR CHIP AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18378191 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18262726 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17910221 DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17620643 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
17800254 DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17630666 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18060505 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18072333 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
17949698 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17942202 BOTTOM EMISSION TYPE ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17884449 Display Apparatus Having an Oxide Semiconductor Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
17874763 Display Device and Method for Manufacturing Cushion Plate Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18394546 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICE COMPRISING A BACK GATE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18349267 MULTI-TERMINAL GALLIUM NITRIDE POWER TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18522013 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18781655 PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18326229 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17874556 SEALING STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17870350 TILED DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17851668 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17572113 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18390887 GATE-ALL-AROUND AND FORKSHEET DEVICE ARCHITECTURE IN STANDARD CELLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18126857 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH BACKSIDE SOURCE OR DRAIN CONTACT SELECTIVITY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18179092 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PLACE BALLS FOR SECOND LEVEL INTERCONNECTS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17848660 VARACTOR DEVICE WITH BACKSIDE ELECTRICAL CONTACT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation

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