Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Examiner: BALDWIN, GORDON

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1713 1718 1784 1794 4161

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
-4.4% vs TC avg
287
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 239 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.4%
§102 Novelty
85.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17864541 PLASMA CONTROL APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17837364 MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR GROUP-III COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18616526 PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS AND PLASMA ETCHING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17943702 METHOD OF DETECTING DEVIATION AMOUNT OF SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT POSITION AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17896904 APPARATUS FOR FORMING FILM ON SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM ON SUBSTRATE Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17809384 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17850250 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT, SUBSTRATE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17661124 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17907857 PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17853569 EXHAUST PIPE APPARATUS Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18106635 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18046302 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PREVENTION OF TEMPERATURE INTERACTION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
18185638 TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUS FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL HOLE ELONGATION USING ANGLED ION BEAMS Final Rejection APPLIED Materials, Inc.
18074385 Heated Pedestal With Impedance Matching Radio Frequency (RF) Rod Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17561085 BASE PLATE FOR HEATER PEDESTAL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18612809 PECVD DEPOSITION SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITION ON SELECTIVE SIDE OF THE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17944190 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17879780 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
17834154 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
17901252 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
18023934 FILM FORMATION DEVICE Final Rejection Shincron Co., Ltd.

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