Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ermias T Woldegeorgis, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2821 2893

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+2.9% vs TC avg
830
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
70.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660335 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING CAPACITORS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18391835 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SPACER STRUCTURE HAVING AIR GAP Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18505412 HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18450836 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18138339 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18631472 Organic electroluminescent device Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18243462 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18020494 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18762142 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18663696 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18628716 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18582115 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18533509 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18496918 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18483459 ORGANIC PHOTODETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18806900 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18552067 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18029883 TO-BE-EVAPORATED SUBSTRATES, DISPLAY SUBSTRATES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18089491 LIQUID METAL WELLS FOR INTERCONNECT ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18071257 SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER (SMP) GLASS CORE PACKAGE FOR MODULATING WARPAGE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18013749 EXCLUSION RING FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
17826776 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING CONTACT STRUCTURES HAVING MULTI-LAYER DIELECTRIC LINER Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18639503 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18632485 ACOUSTIC DEVICE AND MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18609318 OPTICAL MODULE AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18651018 FABRICATION METHOD FOR FORMING HIGH VOLTAGE RESISTOR NETWORKS OVER SILICON SUBSTRATES FOR USE WITHIN MULTICHIP MODULE ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18381269 SUBSTRATE STAGE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18632599 SCALED STACKED FET USING COMBINED STRUCTURES IN ADJACENT CELLS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18610646 FORMING METAL LINE AND VIA STRUCTURE Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18091968 BACKSIDE-CONNECTING VIA WITH NANOSHEET SPACERS FOR TRANSISTORS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ermias T Woldegeorgis's allowance rate?

70.9% of resolved applications examined by Ermias T Woldegeorgis were allowed (766 resolved cases), compared with 89.3% across Art Unit 2821 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ermias T Woldegeorgis?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ermias T Woldegeorgis take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ermias T Woldegeorgis took 1,058 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ermias T Woldegeorgis work in?

Ermias T Woldegeorgis examines applications in Art Unit 2821 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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