Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WHALEN, DANIEL B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2829 2893

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.9%
Allow Rate
+11.9% vs TC avg
1046
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
926
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 993 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
43.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18393009 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18517562 IMAGE SENSORS HAVING HIGH DENSITY SUBPIXELS THEREIN WITH ENHANCED PIXEL SEPARATION STRUCTURES 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.
18261711 QUANTUM DOT LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18271249 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING TRANSISTOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18036383 METHOD FOR PATTERNING QUANTUM DOT LAYER Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17925376 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS 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.
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 Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18280460 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18271683 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482554 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL ELEMENTS Final Rejection Google LLC
18283079 Semiconductor Device And Electronic Apparatus Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18275759 Light-Emitting Apparatus and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18343102 FABRICATION METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18039860 Method For Fabricating Display Apparatus Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18331965 PASSIVE DEVICE WITH THINNER Si LAYER Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18450140 IN-TRENCH CAPACITOR MERGED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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
18394775 BONDING STRUCTURE FOR A HYBRID WAFER BONDING, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE BONDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17818640 Semiconductor Structure with Pull-in Planarization Layer and Method Forming the Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18502966 SOLDER PREFORMS WITH EMBEDDED BEADS TO ACT AS STANDOFFS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
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

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