Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1714 1734 2812 2837

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.2%
Allow Rate
-11.8% vs TC avg
930
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 881 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18669579 MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18633576 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18061774 METHOD FOR FORMING A LAYER WITH THE BASIC OF A PIEZOELECRIC MATERIAL AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE USING SUCH A LAYER Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18742250 METHODS FOR SILICON GERMANIUM UNIFORMITY CONTROL USING MULTIPLE PRECURSORS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18153254 METHOD OF FORMING AN EPITAXIAL STACK ON A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18086734 EPITAXIAL REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18698945 PEROVSKITE SUPERLATTICES WITH EFFICIENT CARRIER DYNAMICS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18398781 SUPPRESSION OF DOPANT HYDRIDE EVOLUTION FROM EPITAXIAL FILMS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18374765 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROWING A LATTICE MATCHED, MULTILAYER, ORGANIC CRYSTAL HETEROSTRUCTURE Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18226007 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING LAYERS HAVING SINGLE CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18331209 PHASE-CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE MONOLAYER CRYSTALS Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18042362 METHODS OF DEPOSITING FILMS WITH THE SAME STOICHIOMETRIC FEATURES AS THE SOURCE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18640113 MONOCRYSTALLINE METAL FOIL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18661875 MANAGING GROWTH OF SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTALS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC

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