Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

David A Zarneke, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZARNEKE, DAVID A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1746 2874 2891

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
868
Total Applications
+11.1%
Interview Lift
1023
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 823 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
63.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18665893 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18606843 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18457535 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18685775 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18293834 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18075360 SYMMETRIC DUMMY BRIDGE DESIGN FOR FLI ALIGNMENT IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17992010 REDISTRIBUTION LAYERS IN A DIELECTRIC CAVITY TO ENABLE AN EMBEDDED COMPONENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17988051 BUMPLESS HYBRID ORGANIC GLASS INTERPOSER Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17833650 GLASS CORE ARCHITECTURES WITH DIELECTRIC BUFFER LAYER BETWEEN GLASS CORE AND METAL VIAS AND PADS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17833648 GLASS CORE ARCHITECTURES WITH DIELECTRIC BUFFER LAYER BETWEEN GLASS CORE AND METAL VIAS AND PADS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18347313 Liquid Immersion-Cooled Power Module Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18684565 OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT, LIGHTING UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18657165 THROUGH DIELECTRIC VIA Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18214159 CORROSION RESISTANT SINGLE DAMASCENE INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18371179 LOW RESISTIVITY METAL STACKS AND METHODS OF DEPOSITING THE SAME Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18772736 Image Sensors With Dummy Pixel Structures Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18430507 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18451263 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18606922 METHODS FOR SINGULATING SEMICONDUCTOR DIE FROM SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18845285 INDIVIDUALIZED PIECE-PROCESSED ADHESIVE FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA DEXERIALS CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David A Zarneke's allowance rate?

71.1% of resolved applications examined by David A Zarneke were allowed (823 resolved cases), compared with 57.1% across Art Unit 1746 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David A Zarneke?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David A Zarneke take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David A Zarneke took 1,023 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David A Zarneke work in?

David A Zarneke examines applications in Art Unit 1746 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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