Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1243
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
66.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18185237 Display with Side-Wrapped Conductive Traces Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18682458 METAL OXIDE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18157571 Organic Light Emitting Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
17977368 DRIVING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18110101 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17949358 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18692923 LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18440975 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18683042 TEMPORARILY BONDED WAFER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE WAFER Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
17892034 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES WITH A CAVITY EXPOSING THROUGH-SILICON VIAS FOR CONTROLLER ATTACHMENT Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18320398 PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18318865 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18303551 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18152715 TRIMMING METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18405526 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH ISOLATED SOURCE/DRAINS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17890368 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18044386 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18117789 Dual Gate Power Semiconductor Device and Method of Controlling a Dual Gate Power Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18434903 BACKSIDE TO FRONTSIDE CONNECTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT METAL TRACKS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17670893 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18646424 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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