Last updated: July 07, 2026

Application No. 18/820,021

Untitled Application

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Examiner

GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY

Art Unit

Tech Center

Applied Materials, Inc.

Assignee

Applied Materials Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 63% of cases after interview

— +49.0% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 194 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY View full profile →

Grants 63% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

123 granted / 194 resolved

+3.4% vs TC avg

Strong +49% interview lift

Without

With

+49.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

13y 8m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

230

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

§103

71.5%

+31.5% vs TC avg

§102

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

§112

13.5%

-26.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 194 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

16/293,845

Patent 12667932

Method for operating a grinding device and a grinding device

7y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/354,051

Patent 12666923

CHIP TREATING METHOD

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/379,441

Patent 12655645

GROOVED SURFACE CONCRETE FLOAT

4y 11m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/524,144

Patent 12654278

POLISHING METHOD, POLISHING MONITORING METHOD AND POLISHING MONITORING APPARATUS FOR WORKPIECE

4y 7m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/073,360

Patent 12631328

Crematory Vacuum Cleaner

3y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

63%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+49.0%)

13y 8m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 194 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.