Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 18/820,821

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2800

Examiner

NGUYEN, DANNY

Art Unit

2838

Tech Center

Applied Materials, Inc.

Assignee

Applied Materials Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +6.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1359 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

NGUYEN, DANNY View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1225 granted / 1359 resolved

+30.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

40 currently pending

Career history

1385

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

55.9%

+15.9% vs TC avg

§102

33.3%

-6.7% vs TC avg

§112

2.3%

-37.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1359 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2800

Application Filed

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 10, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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18/653,512

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2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/394,078

Patent 12665589

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A HOTSPOT DETECTION CIRCUIT

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/661,623

Patent 12665115

SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET DEVICE

2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/201,182

Patent 12658694

METHOD AND RECONFIGURABLE INLINE SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTION FROM TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY DISTURBANCE

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

90%

Grant Probability

96%

With Interview (+6.4%)

2y 4m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1359 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.