Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BENNETT, CHARLEE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 1714 1718 1759 2893

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.3%
Allow Rate
-10.7% vs TC avg
595
Total Applications
+36.0%
Interview Lift
1357
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 539 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18670957 DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18495224 WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18323265 TRANSPORT SYSTEM, FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18653097 FAST RESPONSE PEDESTAL ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVE PRECLEAN Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18379915 SHOWERHEAD DESIGN FOR PLASMA-ENHANCED DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18122484 INJECTORS, LINERS, PROCESS KITS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND RELATED METHODS FOR GAS FLOW IN BATCH PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18108407 OVERLAPPING SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS AND PRE-HEAT RINGS, AND RELATED PROCESS KITS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, METHODS, AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18076234 THERMAL CHOKE PLATE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17970451 PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBERS CONFIGURED FOR TUNABLE SUBSTRATE AND EDGE SHEATH CONTROL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18748171 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MIXING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18528025 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND CORRECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18470878 FILM FORMING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18454632 HARD MASK DEPOSITION USING DIRECT CURRENT SUPERIMPOSED RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMA Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17889632 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ETCHING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18279755 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18281345 SURFACE MODIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18377885 GAS INLET TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR AN IMPROVED GAS MIXTURE IN A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17962009 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURGING REACTOR LOWER CHAMBERS WITH ETCHANTS DURING FILM DEPOSITION Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18182862 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
17903499 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE MOUNTING TABLE COVER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
17903515 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
17739377 SUBSTRATE TREATING FACILITY AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18767915 RF POWER COMPENSATION TO REDUCE DEPOSITION OR ETCH RATE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO SUBSTRATE BULK RESISTIVITY VARIATIONS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18002289 MULTI-STATION PROCESSING TOOLS WITH STATION-VARYING SUPPORT FEATURES FOR BACKSIDE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17994984 Dual Gas Feed Showerhead for Deposition Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
17805081 THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER ETCH WITH RAPID TEMPERATURE CYCLING Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18311550 ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM Final Rejection Universal Display Corporation
17717679 Rotating Disk Reactor with Split Substrate Carrier Non-Final OA Veeco Instruments, Inc.
17609087 HEATING APPARATUS, CVD EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE HEATING APPARATUS Final Rejection ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. CHINA
17477055 SiC EPITAXIAL GROWTH APPARATUS Final Rejection NuFlare Technology, Inc.

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