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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jonathan Langdon Carter, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARTER, JONATHAN LANGDON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1713 1716 1794 2828 2896 3799

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARTER, JONATHAN LANGDON is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 1712. The record contains 5 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 100.0% and a median of 894 days to allowance. The interview lift is 0.0%, so the available cases do not show an additional allowance association for interviews.

Company matters include Tokyo Electron Limited, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, and Fujimi Incorporated. The listed firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP, and OLIFF PLC. Because the resolved-case record is limited, practitioners should avoid broad predictions and focus on the specific application and art presented.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
58.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18770345 CHEMICAL LIFT OFF DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18739193 DEPOSITION MASK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18632562 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE IN BENDING Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18725503 HIGH SELECTIVITY AND UNIFORM DIELECTRIC ETCH Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18949622 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A HARD MASK FILM WITH A TUNABLE FILM STRESS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18788530 COPPER-LAYER ETCHING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18734683 METHOD FOR ETCHING A METAL HARD MASK Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18949532 Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18676429 SENSORS AND SYSTEM FOR IN-SITU EDGE RING EROSION MONITOR Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18671417 CRYOGENIC ETCHING OF SILICON-CONTAINING MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18593014 SELECTIVE ETCHING OF ALTERNATING LAYERS OF SILICON OXIDE AND SILICON NITRIDE FOR HIGH ASPECT RATIO CONTACTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18160700 Surface Treatment Of Quantum Dots Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the city of New York
18696798 POLISHING COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18618047 POLISHING COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18693607 ADDITIVE FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POLISHING LIQUID COMPOSITION Final Rejection TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
18538919 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jonathan Langdon Carter's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by Jonathan Langdon Carter were allowed (5 resolved cases), compared with 43.3% across Art Unit 1712 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jonathan Langdon Carter?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jonathan Langdon Carter take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jonathan Langdon Carter took 894 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jonathan Langdon Carter work in?

Jonathan Langdon Carter examines applications in Art Unit 1712 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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