Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WHALEN, DANIEL B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2829 2893

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+12.2% vs TC avg
1,063
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1017 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
30.4%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18663258 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18653571 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18428207 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18502563 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18489220 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17925376 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA 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 Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18526098 ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19237396 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING OPTICAL GUIDE ELEMENT Non-Final OA Commissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
18636893 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18433169 DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17933670 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING ANTI-OXIDATION LAYER BETWEEN ELECTRON TRANSPORT REGION AND SECOND ELECTRODE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18391389 PRESSURE/STRAIN SENSOR DESIGN IN A COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) PROCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18503127 DIRECT BONDING METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR DIES Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17581736 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING ORGANIC EMISSIVE LAYER BETWEEN ANODE-SIDE REFLECTOR AND CATHODE-SIDE REFLECTOR Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18280460 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18271683 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18621250 SPACER FRAME FOR GRAPHITE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18502966 SOLDER PREFORMS WITH EMBEDDED BEADS TO ACT AS STANDOFFS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18183189 METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF ACCURATELY CONTROLLING CONTACT GOUGING POSITION Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17936164 VERTICAL-TRANSPORT FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE OUTPUT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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