Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2821 2893

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ermias T. Woldegeorgis is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2821. He has 764 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 70.9 percent. This 70.9 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants seeking patent grants. The median days to allowance of 1059 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 11.9 percent suggests that conducting an interview provides a measurable increase in the probability of a grant. This 11.9 percent lift is a metric for practitioners deciding whether to engage in direct communication with the examiner to resolve rejections. With 764 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent examination history. The median days to allowance of 1059 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 2821.

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

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+2.9% vs TC avg
805
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 764 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
70.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660335 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING CAPACITORS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18483331 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS OF THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection 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.
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.
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.
18178902 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18020494 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18089491 LIQUID METAL WELLS FOR INTERCONNECT ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18080907 GALLIUM NITRIDE (GAN) WITH INTERLAYERS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18071257 SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER (SMP) GLASS CORE PACKAGE FOR MODULATING WARPAGE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18806900 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18631472 Organic electroluminescent device Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18632599 SCALED STACKED FET USING COMBINED STRUCTURES IN ADJACENT CELLS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18091968 BACKSIDE-CONNECTING VIA WITH NANOSHEET SPACERS FOR TRANSISTORS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18280600 MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18639503 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18651018 FABRICATION METHOD FOR FORMING HIGH VOLTAGE RESISTOR NETWORKS OVER SILICON SUBSTRATES FOR USE WITHIN MULTICHIP MODULE ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
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.
18610829 TRANSISTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18785612 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18410734 ONE-TIME-PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY ARRAY HAVING DIFFERENT DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18232580 MEMORY DEVICES WITH PARTIALLY MISALIGNED GAP LOCATIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18789443 Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Devices Including The Steps of Removing One or More of the Nanotubes from the Stack of Nanotubes, and/or Removing Spacers that Surrounds Each of the Plurality of Nanotubes, and Forming Gate Dielectric and/or Gate Electrode to the Nanotubes Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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