Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
122 pending office actions • 33 art units • 85 examiners • 0 of 122 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 212 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 62 (51%) |
| §102 only | 3 (2%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 50 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEELY, KURT D | 6 | 52.7% | +35.3% |
| MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 4 | 29.9% | +32.9% |
| HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 3 | 54.4% | +22.9% |
| MAYY, MOHAMMAD | 3 | 48.2% | +23.2% |
| TUROCY, DAVID P | 3 | 46.9% | +35.6% |
| CROWELL, ANNA M | 3 | 44.7% | +30.8% |
| BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 3 | 56.2% | +16.3% |
| LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 3 | 56.5% | +20.9% |
| REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI | 3 | 41.2% | +51.8% |
| MOORE, KARLA A | 3 | 43.1% | +14.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17729645 | REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING REACTOR SYSTEMS | CROWELL, ANNA M | 44d overdue |
| 18359731 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING MONITORING PROCESS | HASSANZADEH, PARVIZ | 31d overdue |
| 18925862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING METAL PHOSPHIDE | TUROCY, DAVID P | 19d overdue |
| 18384448 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNING PHOTORESIST ADHESION LAYER PROPERTIES | MALSAWMA, LALRINFAMKIM HMAR | 15d overdue |
| 18644475 | METHODS OF FORMING STRUCTURES INCLUDING SILICON GERMANIUM AND SILICON LAYERS, DEVICES FORMED USING THE METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THE METHODS | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 9d overdue |
| 18403024 | REACTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 8d overdue |
| 18475002 | LOADLOCK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CHILLER UNIT | LEE, AIDEN Y | 9d |
| 18465787 | REACTION CHAMBER COMPONENT, DEPOSITION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH COMPONENT AND METHOD OF PROTECTING SUCH COMPONENT | LEE, AIDEN Y | 14d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18227485 | METHOD FOR FORMING LAYER ON DIFFERENT-DENSITY PATTERN REGIONS | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 50d overdue |
| 17864698 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT UNIT, THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 49d overdue |
| 17729645 | REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING REACTOR SYSTEMS | CROWELL, ANNA M | 44d overdue |
| 18816044 | GAPFILL METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | MAYY, MOHAMMAD | 23d overdue |
| 18925862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING METAL PHOSPHIDE | TUROCY, DAVID P | 19d overdue |
| 18644475 | METHODS OF FORMING STRUCTURES INCLUDING SILICON GERMANIUM AND SILICON LAYERS, DEVICES FORMED USING THE METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THE METHODS | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 9d overdue |
| 18092362 | REMOTE PLASMA UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING REMOTE PLASMA | MOORE, KARLA A | 4d overdue |
| 18638154 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | SWEELY, KURT D | 15d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1718 | 28 |
| 1716 | 14 |
| 1717 | 13 |
| 1713 | 5 |
| 1712 | 5 |
| 3753 | 4 |
| 1714 | 3 |
| 2817 | 3 |
| 2818 | 3 |
| 2898 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19401507 | METHOD OF FILLING GAP WITH FLOWABLE CARBON LAYER | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 1717 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2025 |
| 19200826 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING METAL-INSULATOR-METAL AND/OR METAL-FERROELECTRIC-METAL DEVICE | MAYY, MOHAMMAD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19175324 | METHOD OF FORMING A STRUCTURE INCLUDING CARBON MATERIAL, STRUCTURE FORMED USING THE METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING THE STRUCTURE | MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19084915 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | MAYY, MOHAMMAD | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19036574 | SUBSTARATE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH VUV INTENSITY CONTROL | ASFAW, MESFIN T | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19032149 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PRECURSOR RECYCLING | ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2025 |
| 19022192 | BRACKETS, BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, MACHINERY ARRANGEMENTS AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING BRACKETS AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING BRACKET ASSEMBLIES | MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D | 3632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19008803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AREA-SELECTIVE DEPOSITION | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19007864 | VANADIUM CONTAINING LAYERS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPOSITING SAID LAYERS | ZHANG, HAI Y | 1717 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19007858 | GAS MANIFOLD AND ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | MURPHY, KEVIN F | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19000901 | 3 PILLAR BOAT IN A LOAD LOCK CHAMBER AND METHODS OF MAKING PILLAR BOAT IN LOAD LOCKS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS | KRYCINSKI, STANTON L | 3631 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18985474 | METHODS FOR DEPOSITING GAP FILLING FLUIDS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | CHEN, BRET P | 1718 | DP | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18963382 | SUPPORT SLEEVE FOR SUPPORTING A PROCESS VESSEL AND ASSOCIATED SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING FURNACES | BALLMAN, CHRISTOPHER D | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961225 | SUBSTRATE COOLING APPARATUS USING CONDUCTION AND RADIANCE | NEUPANE, ADARSH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18925862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING METAL PHOSPHIDE | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18919874 | PLASMA MODULATION APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2842 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18816044 | GAPFILL METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | MAYY, MOHAMMAD | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18813147 | NON-CONTACT COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING SUBSTRATES | NORRIS, JEREMY C | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18790894 | ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING PROCESSES | CULBERT, ROBERTS P | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18786895 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE SURFACE | TALBOT, BRIAN K | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18787053 | PROTECTED METALLIC COMPONENTS, REACTION CHAMBERS INCLUDING PROTECTED METALLIC COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND UTILIZING PROTECTED METALLIC COMPONENTS | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18784060 | REFLECTORS, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS HAVING REFLECTORS, AND METHODS OF DEPOSITING MATERIAL LAYERS IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING REFLECTORS | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18777790 | METHOD FOR FORMING SILICON NITRIDE FILM SELECTIVELY ON SIDEWALLS OF TRENCHES | TIVARUS, CRISTIAN ALEXANDRU | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18775963 | DETERMINING SUBSTRATE DECENTERING IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS EMPLOYED TO DEPOSIT MATERIAL LAYERS ONTO SUBSTRATES | RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18773858 | Vapor Deposition Processes | CROWELL, ANNA M | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18744884 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VAPOR PRESSURE MONITORING | PLUMB, NIGEL H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18742250 | METHODS FOR SILICON GERMANIUM UNIFORMITY CONTROL USING MULTIPLE PRECURSORS | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18739563 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | LIGAN, OLUWAFEMI LUCRECE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18678219 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18676023 | METHOD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE SOLID REFILL | ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18675851 | REMOTE SOLID REFILL CHAMBER | ZHANG, HAI Y | 1717 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18651935 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE MODIFICATION | DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN | 1713 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18644475 | METHODS OF FORMING STRUCTURES INCLUDING SILICON GERMANIUM AND SILICON LAYERS, DEVICES FORMED USING THE METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THE METHODS | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 1717 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18642877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL LAYERS ONTO SUBSTRATES | MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18638154 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18635185 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18598145 | METHOD OF FORMING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL LAYER USING PLASMA | MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18585313 | WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FILM UNIFORMITY IMPROVEMENT CAPABILITIES | SWEELY, KURT D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18441148 | SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF METAL OXIDE | MURATA, AUSTIN | 2813 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18433899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PLASMA CHAMBER | TRAN, MINH | 2817 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18425107 | METHOD, ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR FILM DEPOSITION AND CONTROL | LUONG, HENRY T | 2844 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18423969 | SOLID PRECURSOR WEIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM, REACTOR SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USING SAME | KITT, STEPHEN A | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18417655 | WEIGHTED LIFT PIN CONSTRUCTIONS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESSING | HONG, SEAHEE | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18411900 | VALVE PULSING TO CONTROL PRECURSOR PRESSURE | GATES, BRADFORD M | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18403024 | REACTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 1712 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18398796 | METHODS FOR FORMING GAP-FILLING MATERIALS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND STRUCTURES | RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18398598 | METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY FORMING A PASSIVATION LAYER ON A DIELECTRIC SURFACE RELATIVE TO A METALLIC SURFACE, METHODS FOR UTILIZING A PASSIVATION LAYER, AND RELATED STRUCTURES INCLUDING A PASSIVATION LAYER | PENNY, TABATHA L | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18396357 | METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY FORMING A DIELECTRIC LAYER ON A METALLIC SURFACE RELATIVE TO A DIELECTRIC SURFACE | JANG, BO BIN | 2818 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18391815 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | ANBACHT, BRIT ELIZA | 1776 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18389847 | SELECTIVE ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING ASSEMBLY | LU, JIONG-PING | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18545183 | PLASMA-ENHANCED METHOD OF DEPOSITING MOLYBDENUM | WALL, VINCENT | 2898 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18540329 | METHODS FOR FORMING MULTILAYER STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE AND RELATED MULTILAYER STRUCTURES | WALL, VINCENT | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18524307 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18522132 | EQUIPMENT FRONT-END MODULES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS | YU, YUECHUAN | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18510043 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | CROWELL, ANNA M | 1716 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18388548 | SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF MATERIAL COMPRISING SILICON AND NITROGEN | JANG, BO BIN | 2818 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18388661 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | PENCE, JETHRO M | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18386481 | CHAMBER LINER FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | ZERVIGON, RUDY | 1716 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2023 |
| 18384448 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNING PHOTORESIST ADHESION LAYER PROPERTIES | MALSAWMA, LALRINFAMKIM HMAR | 2892 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18494430 | VAPOR PHASE PRECURSOR DELIVERY SYSTEM | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18383109 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | MUSE, ISMAIL A | 2812 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18376524 | LIQUID-SOURCE PRECURSOR DELIVERY SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME | CHAN, LAUREEN | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Oct 04, 2023 |
| 18376597 | METHODS FOR FORMING A TRANSITION METAL NIOBIUM NITRIDE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | 2817 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2023 |
| 18474953 | WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS | TRAN, VI N | 2117 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18475002 | LOADLOCK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CHILLER UNIT | LEE, AIDEN Y | 1718 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18367491 | TRANSITION METAL DEPOSITION PROCESSES AND A DEPOSITION ASSEMBLY | MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18465787 | REACTION CHAMBER COMPONENT, DEPOSITION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH COMPONENT AND METHOD OF PROTECTING SUCH COMPONENT | LEE, AIDEN Y | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18239176 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A REACTION CHAMBER | KENDALL, BENJAMIN R | 2896 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18452725 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 1712 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18235589 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING PLATE, APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING PLATE, AND METHOD OF USING SAME | BENNETT, CHARLEE | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18233065 | SOLID SOURCE SUBLIMATOR | BELOUSOV, ALEXANDER | 2818 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18230729 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A SUSCEPTOR LIFT TOOL | WILKINSON, RALPH DAVID | 3654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18228122 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | STEVENSON, ANDRE C | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18362404 | WAFER BOAT AND A METHOD FOR FORMING LAYER ON A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | 1794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18227485 | METHOD FOR FORMING LAYER ON DIFFERENT-DENSITY PATTERN REGIONS | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18359731 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING MONITORING PROCESS | HASSANZADEH, PARVIZ | 1716 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18222012 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | LOUIE, MANDY C | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18346670 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION DEVICES | GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN | 2632 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18214656 | METHOD OF FORMING P-TYPE DOPED SILICON-GERMANIUM LAYERS AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING SAME | TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18214255 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE | CHEN, BRET P | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2023 |
| 18208421 | ARTICLE WITH A PROTECTIVE COATING | WORRELL, KEVIN | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18205766 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FLOWABLE GAP FILL | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
| 18203873 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE METHODS OF FORMING PHOTORESIST UNDERLAYER AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING SAME | DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18199018 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | STEVENSON, ANDRE C | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18195422 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CABINETS USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESSING | GARDNER, NICOLE | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18137930 | PLASMA-ENHANCED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A SILICON OXYCARBIDE LAYER AND STRUCTURE FORMED USING SAME | PENNY, TABATHA L | 1712 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18137800 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING EXHAUST DUCT | HASSANZADEH, PARVIZ | 1716 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18127785 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHAMBER LID COOLING | LEUNG, JENNIFER A | 1774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18187468 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCRETION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM EXHAUST ARRANGEMENTS | KURPLE, KARL | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 18123508 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | PHAM, THOMAS T | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18120752 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME | ADDISU, SARA | 3722 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18179187 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH GAS LINE FOR TRANSPORTING EXCITED SPECIES AND RELATED METHODS | REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Mar 06, 2023 |
| 18172158 | PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS | MOORE, KARLA A | 1716 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2023 |
| 18105275 | REACTOR COOLING SYSTEM | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18100331 | REACTOR SYSTEM WITH SOURCE VESSEL WEIGHT MONITORING | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | 1774 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18153254 | METHOD OF FORMING AN EPITAXIAL STACK ON A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 18149700 | METHODS FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING A DIPOLE LAYER | ROLLAND, ALEX A | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 18092362 | REMOTE PLASMA UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING REMOTE PLASMA | MOORE, KARLA A | 1716 | Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 02, 2023 |
| 18086734 | EPITAXIAL REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18065869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOISTURE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS | TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 17965559 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WET ETCH RATE (WER) SELECTIVITY | LAOBAK, ANDREW KEELAN | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 18046302 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PREVENTION OF TEMPERATURE INTERACTION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS | BALDWIN, GORDON | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17948674 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DISTRIBUTION | FORD, NATHAN K | 1716 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 17942318 | AIR GAP FORMING METHOD AND SELECTIVE DEPOSITION METHOD | ROLLAND, ALEX A | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2022 |
| 17871048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PRECURSOR DELIVERY TO A PROCESS CHAMBER | THOMAS, BINU | 1717 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17864698 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT UNIT, THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17847470 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPRATUS INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE LIFT MECHANISM | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17840870 | SUSCEPTOR CLEANING | REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17739493 | CVD APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD | FORD, NATHAN K | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2022 |
| 17736691 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH FLEX-LL FUNCTION, AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD | REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI | 1718 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2022 |
| 17729645 | REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING REACTOR SYSTEMS | CROWELL, ANNA M | 1716 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2022 |
| 17724337 | AREA-SELECTIVE ETCHING | CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2022 |
| 17708299 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FILLING A GAP | AU, BAC H | 2898 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 17557131 | METHODS FOR DEPOSITING A TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY A CYCLICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS | NARAGHI, ALI | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2021 |
| 17543023 | METHOD OF FORMING A STRUCTURE INCLUDING SILICON-CARBON MATERIAL, STRUCTURE FORMED USING THE METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING THE STRUCTURE | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2021 |
| 17457605 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SUSCEPTOR APPARATUS | NUCKOLS, TIFFANY Z | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 03, 2021 |
| 17360045 | METHOD FOR FORMING A DOPED METAL CARBIDE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES | BENITEZ ROSARIO, JOSHUA | 2815 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2021 |
| 17353356 | VAPOR DEPOSITION OF TUNGSTEN FILMS | TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2021 |
| 17169440 | REACTOR SYSTEM WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL REACTION CHAMBER | MOORE, KARLA A | 1716 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2021 |
| 17147827 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD FOR MONITORING INTEGRATED VALUE | KACKAR, RAM N | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2021 |
| 17109080 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, BEVEL MASK AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2020 |
| 16210922 | METHOD OF FORMING A STRUCTURE INCLUDING SILICON NITRIDE ON TITANIUM NITRIDE AND STRUCTURE FORMED USING THE METHOD | CIESLEWICZ, ANETA B | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2018 |
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