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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Anita Karen Alanko, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1713 1716 1792 2884 2896 3794

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
At TC average
744
Total Applications
-16.1%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 711 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18640332 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18698175 METHOD FOR PREPARING METAL MESH AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ANTENNA Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18836734 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VARIABILITY IN FEATURES OF A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18688600 Microfabricated Multiemitter Electrospray Thrusters Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18764779 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18805783 SELECTIVE ETCHING OF SILICON-AND-GERMANIUM-CONTAINING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18783581 METHOD OF INTEGRATED COPPER OXIDE REMOVAL AND LOW K REPAIR PROCESS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18636684 CONTROLLED ETCH OF SILICON NITRIDE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18115269 PROCESSING METHODS TO IMPROVE ETCHED SILICON-AND-GERMANIUM-CONTAINING MATERIAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18112252 TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE ETCHED SILICON-AND-GERMANIUM-CONTAINING MATERIAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18423888 OPTICAL SIGNAL REDIRECTION STRUCTURE FOR PHOTONICS DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18393632 Plasma Etching Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA SPTS Technologies Limited
18887935 ETCHANT COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17784228 CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL POLISHING COMPOSITION AND CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18616347 POLISHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
18849771 POLISHING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18696793 POLISHING COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18605224 POLISHING COMPOSITION, POLISHING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18688101 POLISHING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18332233 ETCHING GAS COMPOSITION, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE ETCHING GAS COMPOSITION Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Anita Karen Alanko's allowance rate?

69.9% of resolved applications examined by Anita Karen Alanko were allowed (711 resolved cases), compared with 62.4% across Art Unit 1713 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Anita Karen Alanko?

This examiner's interview lift is -16.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Anita Karen Alanko take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Anita Karen Alanko took 1,091 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Anita Karen Alanko work in?

Anita Karen Alanko examines applications in Art Unit 1713 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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