Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17815950 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING DEVICE AND HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17134534 | INTERFACE OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING INTERFACE THEREOF | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17133290 | TRANSISTORS HAVING VERTICAL NANOSTRUCTURES | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17255207 | DISPLAY STRUCTURE | December 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254268 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127823 | MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING SELF-ALIGNED CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17126907 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253088 | NUCLEIC ACID-BASED ELECTRICALLY READABLE, READ-ONLY MEMORY | December 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252717 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | December 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17120298 | A PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE (POP) ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17116807 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN UPPER SUBSTRATE FORMED BY A METAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | December 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17115710 | SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES USING EDGE STACKING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 36 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17115679 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16973014 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112357 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16972030 | DISPLAY PANEL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND WIRES EXTENDED AND ARRANGED IN THE SAME DIRECTION IN THE BEZEL REGION | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112449 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR DEVICE AND DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15734399 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, FABRICATION METHOD FOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY PANEL | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108694 | ASSORTMENT OF SUBSTRATES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS, CORRESPONDING ASSORTMENT OF DEVICES AND METHOD | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17106937 | METHODS OF FABRICATING PLANAR INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17106792 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH DIELECTRIC ISOLATED VIA STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | November 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17059231 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17103792 | INTEGRATE STRESSOR WITH GE PHOTODIODE USING A SUBSTRATE REMOVAL PROCESS | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16952939 | METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RELATED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, MEMORY DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS | November 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16950855 | HIGH POWER DEVICE FAULT LOCALIZATION VIA DIE SURFACE CONTOURING | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17099188 | Metal/Dielectric/Metal Hybrid Hard Mask To Define Ultra-Large Height Top Electrode For Sub 60nm MRAM Devices | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098412 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING PROTRUDING INSULATION PORTIONS BETWEEN ACTIVE FINS | November 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17095550 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE | November 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090077 | METHOD OF TRANSFERRING MICRO-LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FOR LED DISPLAY | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17089946 | MIM CAPACITOR STRUCTURES | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17089734 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17082602 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW RESISTIVITY AND STRESS TUNGSTEN GAP FILL | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17077242 | Semiconductor Constructions, and Semiconductor Processing Methods | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17073726 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17073784 | Footing Removal in Cut-Metal Process | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17073835 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17072992 | NANOWIRE STRUCTURES HAVING WRAP-AROUND CONTACTS | October 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17073038 | STRUCTURE OF HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16949130 | POWER DEVICE MODULE WITH DUMMY PAD DIE LAYOUT | October 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 16764802 | A TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF THE SAME INCLUDING A GATE CONTACT FORMED IN A RECESS THROUGH THE PASSIVATION DIELECTRIC LAYER IN CONTACT WITH THE ACTIVE LAYER | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047665 | PIXEL UNIT, ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY PANEL | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17046564 | INORGANIC-ORGANIC FILM FOR CONDUCTIVE, FLEXIBLE, AND TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES | October 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17064092 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH RECESSED CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17061943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA DICING A SEMI-CONDUCTOR WAFER | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17039213 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR | September 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036997 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17032483 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SORTING PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER OF DISPLAY PANEL | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17032100 | MEMORY DEVICE | September 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17030712 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER MANAGEMENT IC | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17040989 | Photosensitive Sensor, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Display Panel | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17026377 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17026199 | VERTICAL TRANSISTOR FLOATING BODY ONE TRANSISTOR DRAM MEMORY CELL | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16982392 | ELLIPTICALLY POLARIZING PLATE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17021678 | METHOD OF FORMING A THREE-GATE NON-VOLATILE FLASH MEMORY CELL USING TWO POLYSILICON DEPOSITION STEPS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17021377 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17016600 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17014326 | THERMALLY EFFICIENT RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF | September 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16978663 | ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR COMPRISING SEMICONDUCTING SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17010165 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17008007 | LED LAMP | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17006437 | NANOGAP ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND NANO-DEVICE HAVING A NANOGAP ELECTRODE | August 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17006600 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STAIR STEP STRUCTURES, AND RELATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17005514 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17005343 | LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CELL OF THE SAME | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004251 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | August 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17003037 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL AND A COMMON PLATE | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17003054 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL AND SHIELD STRUCTURES | August 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17003065 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL AND A COMMON PLATE | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17002618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001681 | CAPACITOR OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTED MODEL CIRCUIT FOR THE SAME | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16999481 | STACK PACKAGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16998451 | COMBINED BACKING PLATE AND HOUSING FOR USE IN BUMP BONDED CHIP ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16998400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF STRETCHING AN ACCEPTOR SUBSTRATE TO ADJUST PLACEMENT OF A COMPONENT | August 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16997706 | LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16995092 | INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16993278 | MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION (MTJ) DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16990580 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE RAILS, AND RELATED METHODS | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16987960 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16988422 | Conductive Interconnects | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16944325 | Power Semiconductor Device and Method | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16945165 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943330 | DISPLAY PANEL | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16939625 | NOVEL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16940247 | METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16964674 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | July 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16937864 | PHOSPHORESCENT ORGANIC METAL COMPLEX AND USE THEREOF | July 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936586 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING DEVICE | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933544 | WIRING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME | July 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16930381 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16930291 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | July 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16927853 | NEGATIVE FILLET FOR MOUNTING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE DIE TO A CARRIER | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16927249 | Through Via Structure and Method | July 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16927707 | WAFER CONFIGURED TO RECONDITION A SUPPORT SURFACE OF A WAFER HOLDING STAGE | July 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16961397 | PEROVSKITE COMPOUND AND PHOTOCONVERSION DEVICE USING THE SAME | July 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16913024 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | June 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16913835 | TMD INVERTED NANOWIRE INTEGRATION | June 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16912439 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16909017 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16908777 | BIOSIGNAL SENSOR | June 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16908243 | Method and Structure for CMOS-MEMS Thin Film Encapsulation | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2821.
With a 27.6% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 42.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Art Unit 2821 is part of Group 2820 in Technology Center 2800. This art unit has examined 15,772 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 82.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Art Unit 2821's allowance rate of 82.9% places it in the 75% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.
Applications in Art Unit 2821 receive an average of 1.17 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 6% percentile). The median prosecution time is 26 months (in the 72% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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