Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/619,378

SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 28, 2024

Priority

May 19, 2023 — JP 2023-082686

Examiner

HAY, GRANT DAVID

Art Unit

3723

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 0% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

0 granted / 0 resolved

-70.0% vs TC avg

Minimal +0% lift

Without

With

+0.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

94.7%

+54.7% vs TC avg

§102

5.3%

-34.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 0 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 28, 2024

Application Filed

May 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 16, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 02, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

Grant Probability

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 0 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.