Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/202,009

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 08, 2025

Priority

May 31, 2024 — RE 10-2024-0071550

Examiner

PROCTOR, CACHET I

Art Unit

1712

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +5.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 77% grant rate with +5.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1072 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PROCTOR, CACHET I View full profile →

Grants 77% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

825 granted / 1072 resolved

+12.0% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+5.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

40 currently pending

Career history

1103

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

§103

77.8%

+37.8% vs TC avg

§102

7.5%

-32.5% vs TC avg

§112

8.6%

-31.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1072 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 08, 2025

Application Filed

Jun 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 10, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

19/027,124

Patent 12680155

Method for forming film

1y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/074,051

Patent 12662599

MODIFIED OVERPRINT VARNISH

3y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/729,469

Patent 12661868

GRAPHENE COPPER COMPOSITE MATERIAL PREPARATION METHOD BASED ON COMBINATION OF HOT PRESSING SINTERING AND CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/626,996

Patent 12649279

SYNTHETIC BARRIER MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

4y 4m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/691,762

Patent 12649165

TREATMENT STATION, TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING TREATMENT METHOD

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 09, 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

77%

Grant Probability

83%

With Interview (+5.9%)

3y 0m (~1y 10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1072 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.