Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1246
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18197847 DISPLAY MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18131548 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17853237 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17854489 COMPOSITE SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER/CHIP FOR ADVANCED ICS AND ADVANCED IC PACKAGES AND THE MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18157571 Organic Light Emitting Display Device Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
17977368 DRIVING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18110101 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17949358 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18030394 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18171795 SUBTRACTIVE METAL VIA WITH METAL BRIDGE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18152715 TRIMMING METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17986287 ARRAY SUBSTRATE, FABRICATION METHOD OF ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND MASK Final Rejection HEFEI VISIONOX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17892034 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES WITH A CAVITY EXPOSING THROUGH-SILICON VIAS FOR CONTROLLER ATTACHMENT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17890368 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18044386 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17670893 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18059242 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17974474 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ABLIC Inc.
18143076 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18151762 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE Final Rejection Quanzhou Sanan Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
17984956 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

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