Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
77 pending office actions • 31 art units • 69 examiners • 0 of 77 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 169 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 4 (5%) |
| §103 only | 28 (36%) |
| §102 only | 4 (5%) |
| §112 only | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 38 (49%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 5 | 62.3% | -15.5% |
| FORD, NATHAN K | 2 | 32.8% | +35.4% |
| ZHANG, RICHARD Z | 2 | 65.9% | +64.5% |
| KOSKY, JUSTIN THOMAS | 2 | — | — |
| MELLOTT, JAMES M | 2 | 51.1% | +44.2% |
| WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND | 1 | 76.9% | +35.7% |
| NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN | 1 | 82.7% | +3.0% |
| PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 1 | 77.3% | +21.2% |
| UHLENHAKE, JASON S | 1 | 87.3% | -2.3% |
| NGUYEN, HUNG | 1 | 90.7% | +9.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18998282 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE METHOD | NGUYEN, HUNG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18689824 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 14d |
| 17926642 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | DODSON, JUSTIN C | 30d |
| 19199454 | Information Processing Method and Recording Medium | WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND | — |
| 19126547 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | FORD, NATHAN K | — |
| 19069344 | CONTROL VOLTAGE CORRECTION METHOD AND DIELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS | NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN | — |
| 19066142 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | — |
| 19047528 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD | UHLENHAKE, JASON S | — |
| 19029772 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | SMITH, KATELYN WHATLEY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19199454 | Information Processing Method and Recording Medium | WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND | — |
| 19126547 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | FORD, NATHAN K | — |
| 19066142 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | — |
| 19105773 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | — |
| 19019865 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | — |
| 18848987 | PHOTOIRRADIATION UNIT, PRINTER, AND PRINTING SYSTEM | MELLOTT, JAMES M | — |
| 18742079 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSPORTING METHOD | FORD, NATHAN K | — |
| 18437852 | SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD, SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS, TREATMENT LIQUID, AND TREATMENT LIQUID EVALUATION METHOD | MELLOTT, JAMES M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1711 | 9 |
| 1716 | 3 |
| 1718 | 3 |
| 4100 | 2 |
| 3753 | 2 |
| 3652 | 2 |
| 3745 | 2 |
| 1712 | 2 |
| 2882 | 1 |
| 1713 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19199454 | Information Processing Method and Recording Medium | WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19126547 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | FORD, NATHAN K | 1716 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19069344 | CONTROL VOLTAGE CORRECTION METHOD AND DIELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS | NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19066142 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19105773 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19047528 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD | UHLENHAKE, JASON S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18998282 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE METHOD | NGUYEN, HUNG | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19029772 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | SMITH, KATELYN WHATLEY | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19023812 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS | QUINN, NATASHA DEPHENIA | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19019865 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18879868 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN | 1713 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18983892 | LANDING POSITION DEVIATION AMOUNT DETECTION METHOD, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING LANDING POSITION DEVIATION AMOUNT DETECTION PROGRAM | CHELST, SHLOMIT ESTHER | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18975675 | SEPARATION CHIP | QIAN, SHIZHI | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18962130 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961871 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | KOSKY, JUSTIN THOMAS | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961835 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | KOSKY, JUSTIN THOMAS | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18957603 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | TRAN, BINH X | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18867412 | STATE DETECTION METHOD AND STATE DETECTION DEVICE | OMETZ, DAVID LOUIS | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18939404 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | TORRES, MARCOS L | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18857967 | IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD | MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18906149 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | TAUFIQ, FARAH N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18890972 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 1711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18892079 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | COLLINS, MICHAEL | 4100 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18848987 | PHOTOIRRADIATION UNIT, PRINTER, AND PRINTING SYSTEM | MELLOTT, JAMES M | 2853 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18890735 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME | HANNAN, B M M | 4100 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18889420 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | AYALEW, TINSAE B | 1711 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18844346 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | CHAUDHRI, OMAIR | 1711 | §103 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18820936 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING PROGRAM | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | 3753 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18839544 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | CHIN, RICKY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18839021 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 1711 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18838336 | IMAGE STANDARDIZATION METHOD AND OBSERVATION APPARATUS | VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18838194 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ASSISTANCE DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF COMPARING PERFORMANCE BETWEEN CHAMBERS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM OF COMPARING PERFORMANCE BETWEEN CHAMBERS | PAN, YUHUI R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18795296 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | 1711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18785246 | BONDING METHOD, BONDING DEVICE, AND HOLDING MEMBER | VU, VU A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18832880 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MONITORING METHOD | PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J | 2482 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18779437 | POSTURE TURNING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | TIGHE, BRENDAN P | 3652 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18765915 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF | VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18726531 | PIGMENT DISPERSANT, PIGMENT DISPERSION, AND AQUEOUS INK-JET INK COMPOSITION | TOOMER, CEPHIA D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18724565 | OPERATION MONITORING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | HUYNH, VAN D | 2665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18742079 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSPORTING METHOD | FORD, NATHAN K | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18735824 | THINNING METHOD, THINNING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM | LIN, JESSICA YIFANG | 2668 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18679553 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18711450 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND GUARD DETERMINATION METHOD | PARIHAR, PRADHUMAN | 1714 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18703938 | SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS | CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 1711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18638692 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | BALLMAN, CHRISTOPHER D | 3753 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18632181 | LIGHT IRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT METHOD | SEHAR, FAKEHA | 2893 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18614130 | LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING LEARNING MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM | TO, BAOQUOC N | 2667 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18614475 | SCHEDULE CREATION PROGRAM GENERATING METHOD, SCHEDULE CREATION PROGRAM GENERATING APPARATUS, SCHEDULE CREATING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | JUNG, DONG YOON | 2116 | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18694918 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS | FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | 3724 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18693348 | POLISHING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS, AND POLISHING METHOD | MCCONNELL, AARON R | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18691842 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | LINDSAY, BERNARD G | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18689824 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN | 1711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18591685 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND WATER ELECTROLYZER | MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18437852 | SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD, SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS, TREATMENT LIQUID, AND TREATMENT LIQUID EVALUATION METHOD | MELLOTT, JAMES M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18423188 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH | NGUYEN, DUSTIN T | 3745 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18423221 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J | 1711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18524684 | LIGHT IRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | TRAN, THIEN S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18521429 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND ADJUSTMENT SUPPORTING METHOD | TRAN, UYEN-NHU PHAM | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18509106 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | PENCE, JETHRO M | 1717 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18490165 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING METHOD | CHIDIAC, NICHOLAS J | 1744 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18555187 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD | CAIN, ZACHARY ANDREW | 1716 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18552906 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND DRAWING METHOD | WHITESELL, STEVEN H | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | 154d overdue | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18474731 | SUBSTRATE BONDING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE BONDING METHOD | PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | 1746 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18551302 | SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD AND TREATMENT LIQUID | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18469707 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS | YU, YUECHUAN | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18470160 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS | MOSCOSO, JUAN SALVADOR | 3652 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18547477 | A METHOD FOR ETCHING MOLYBDENUM | MAYES, MELVIN C | 1700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18453160 | VERTICAL BEAM STEERING WITH A MEMS PHASED-ARRAY FOR LIDAR APPLICATIONS | NATHAN, KEVIN CHRISTOPHER | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18349335 | SEPARATOR AND WATER ELECTROLYZER | WILKINS III, HARRY D | 1794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18348545 | WATER ELECTROLYZER | RUFO, LOUIS J | 1795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18319373 | LIGHT IRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | FISHER, WESLEY LE | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18181295 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | KLUNK, MARGARET D | 1716 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18168508 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD | KITT, STEPHEN A | 1712 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18165193 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING LIQUID, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | WAN, DEMING | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 17926642 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | DODSON, JUSTIN C | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17880880 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2022 |
| 17876540 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE | TALBOT, BRIAN K | 1712 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
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