Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WINTERS, SEAN AYERS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2892 2898

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean Ayers Winters is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2892. He has 152 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 88.2 percent. This 88.2 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent grants. The median days to allowance of 1224 provides a timeline for the duration of the prosecution process for successful cases. Practitioners should use this timing metric to plan their patent strategy and manage expectations in Tech Center 2800.

The interview lift of 19.3 percent suggests that conducting an interview provides a measurable increase in the probability of a grant. This 19.3 percent lift is a metric for practitioners deciding whether to engage in direct communication with the examiner to resolve rejections. With 152 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent examination history. The median days to allowance of 1224 is a useful figure for managing the expected timeline of a patent application. Utilizing the interview process can be a helpful component for navigating Art Unit 2892.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+20.2% vs TC avg
212
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 152 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18753548 WIRING SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18740580 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18381908 IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18422513 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18539529 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18526013 DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18513697 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18790747 Organic Light Emitting Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18534971 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd
18035397 SINGLE PHASE HIGH ENTROPY INTERMETALLICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18832489 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18715347 LIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18556509 SUBSTRATE, PACKAGE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18035159 SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING SIDEWALL BARRIER LAYERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18152790 TRANSISTOR GATE STACK Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18768307 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH A SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18191617 FORMING OF TRENCHES IN A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18731465 DEVICE WITH EPITAXIAL SOURCE/DRAIN REGION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18435378 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING INTERMEDIATE CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18784624 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH NANOSHEET TRANSISTORS WITH METAL GATE PASSIVATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18787593 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
17738169 TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE HAVING REDUCED CONTACT RESISTANCE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
17367698 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING A SPACER ADJACENT A CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
18523903 TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection AUO Corporation
18680059 PATTERNING PHOSPHOR LAYERS USING POLYMER MASKS Non-Final OA LUMILEDS LLC
17504685 Approach for Fabricating N-Polar AlxGa1-xN Devices Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
18658557 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A P-I-N JUNCTION SOURCE CONTACT STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18413990 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A SCHOTTKY SOURCE CONTACT STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18558593 STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIES AND INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18795130 PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA JCET GROUP CO., LTD.

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