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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Aaron Michael Wegner, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2897

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
107
Total Applications
-3.6%
Interview Lift
1270
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.6%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18889963 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18889604 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY ARRANGED MEMORY CELLS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18363637 COMMON OUTPUT IN 3D STACK FET Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18180366 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18080013 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18227911 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
18421394 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17711434 GATE SPACERS WITH ADJACENT UNIFORM EPITAXIAL MATERIAL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17559916 GATE-ALL-AROUND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING NEIGHBORING FIN-BASED DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17556520 CONDUCTIVE FEATURES FORMED USING METAL ASSISTED ETCH Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17406480 SELF-ALIGNED GATE CUT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17350169 COAXIAL STRUCTURE IN A GLASS SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17893436 Memory Circuitry And Method Used In Forming Memory Circuitry Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17885018 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC STRUCTURES HAVING REPEATING PATTERNS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17930541 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17929428 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
17901606 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18898846 HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18106499 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A THICK LOGIC DIE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18305653 NANOWIRE FLASH MEMORY WITH SEPARATED SOURCE/DRAIN REGIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18306187 METHOD OF METROLOGY ON PATTERN WAFER USING REFLECTOMETRY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17970336 COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
18438538 DUAL DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18492359 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS WITH REDUCED PLASMA INDUCED DAMAGE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17905176 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aaron Michael Wegner's allowance rate?

75.6% of resolved applications examined by Aaron Michael Wegner were allowed (41 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 2897 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aaron Michael Wegner?

This examiner's interview lift is -3.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aaron Michael Wegner take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aaron Michael Wegner took 1,270 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aaron Michael Wegner work in?

Aaron Michael Wegner examines applications in Art Unit 2897 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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