Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1724 1756 1794 1795 2899

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.8%
Allow Rate
-20.2% vs TC avg
735
Total Applications
+22.3%
Interview Lift
1447
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 707 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
55.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18332886 TREATEMENT OF A POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER FOR USE IN AN ELECTROYLYZER Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18766794 SPUTTERING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18376202 DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND DEPOSITION METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18535603 SEPARATOR PROCESSING DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND SPUTTERING TARGET Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18303318 PROCESSING KIT SHIELD Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18468805 METHOD OF FORMING PLASMA-RESISTANT COATING FILM Final Rejection KoMiCo Ltd.
18479986 PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM, PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ETCHING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18362404 WAFER BOAT AND A METHOD FOR FORMING LAYER ON A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18336406 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18336634 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18978557 FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HYDROXYAPATITE-CONTAINING THIN FILM Final Rejection Brainy Inc.
17776777 METHOD OF DEPOSITING A MATERIAL Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18259885 SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.
17976798 PVD Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA SPTS Technologies Limited
18529106 STABLE GROUND ANODE FOR THIN FILM PROCESSING Final Rejection INTEVAC, INC.
18481243 PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Plasma Ion Assist Co., Ltd.

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