Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WHALEN, DANIEL B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2829 2893

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
1,048
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1005 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
72.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18393009 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18502563 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18379849 VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18036383 METHOD FOR PATTERNING QUANTUM DOT LAYER Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17922821 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17914155 OLED DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING BLUE LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTURE WITH ANISOTROPIC REFRACTIVE INDEX, AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING OLED DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18502966 SOLDER PREFORMS WITH EMBEDDED BEADS TO ACT AS STANDOFFS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18465289 ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER INCLUDING MIXED COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18275759 Light-Emitting Apparatus and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18133059 FABRICATING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING PATTERNING LIGHT-EMITTING LAYER IN LIGHTING THAT DOES NOT COMPRISE VISIBLE LIGHT WITH SHORT WAVELENGTH Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17928659 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, FUNCTIONAL PANEL, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18482554 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL ELEMENTS Final Rejection Google LLC
19237396 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING OPTICAL GUIDE ELEMENT Non-Final OA Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18280460 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18271683 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17936164 VERTICAL-TRANSPORT FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE OUTPUT Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18526098 ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17932475 Purcell-Effect-Enhanced Organic Light Emitting Diodes with Sub-Electrode Microlens Array Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
17581736 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING ORGANIC EMISSIVE LAYER BETWEEN ANODE-SIDE REFLECTOR AND CATHODE-SIDE REFLECTOR Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18450140 IN-TRENCH CAPACITOR MERGED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18152784 CONNECTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING ISOLATION BETWEEN CONNECTING VIAS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
17976313 VERTICAL NOISE REDUCTION IN 3D STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18203905 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE WITH NANOPARTICLE OUTCOUPING LAYER Final Rejection Universal Display Corporation
18276026 ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
18273976 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection TOPPAN INC
18492047 Semiconductor Device and Method of Making a Dual-Sided Bridge Die Package Structure Final Rejection STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
17653719 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A DIELECTRIC-BREAKDOWN INHIBITION PORTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A DIELECTRIC-BREAKDOWN INHIBITON PORTION Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
18530211 STRUCTURE HAVING MULTI-DIELECTRIC LAYERS Final Rejection MIKRO MESA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17707743 EVALUATION METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER Non-Final OA SHOWA DENKO K.K.

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