Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, JONATHAN LANGDON

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

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathan Langdon Carter is an examiner in Art Unit 1712 within Tech Center 3700. He has a history with 3 resolved cases. Across these files, he maintains an allowance rate of 100.0 percent. While this percentage is high, the sample size of 3 cases means that practitioners should view this as an emerging trend. The data suggests an initially favorable environment for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 0.0 percent. This figure indicates that, in the 3 cases resolved so far, interviews have not altered the probability of reaching an allowance. Given that the baseline allowance rate is already 100.0 percent, there has been no statistical room for an interview to provide a lift. Practitioners may find that written prosecution is sufficient to reach a grant based on this dataset.

The median days to allowance for these cases is 976. This timeline provides an early indication of the pendency an applicant might expect when assigned to this examiner. A duration of 976 days is a specific benchmark for this art unit. As more cases are resolved beyond the initial 3, this median and the 100.0 percent allowance rate will likely evolve to reflect a broader range of prosecution scenarios.

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
24
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
976
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 3 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
70.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18475701 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VIBRATOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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
18797608 PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818146 METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING PATTERNED LITHIUM-BASED TRANSITION METAL OXIDE Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18938878 POLISHING COMPOSITION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK HYNIX INC.
18725503 HIGH SELECTIVITY AND UNIFORM DIELECTRIC ETCH Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18671417 CRYOGENIC ETCHING OF SILICON-CONTAINING MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18442681 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NANOHOLE WET CLEANS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
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
18659733 CLEANING LIQUID FOR REMOVING CERIUM COMPOUND, CLEANING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18160700 Surface Treatment Of Quantum Dots Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the city of New York
18818832 MOLYBDENUM CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18696798 POLISHING COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18589690 SILICON OXYNITRIDE REMOVAL ENHANCERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18949532 Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18938313 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA KCTECH CO., LTD.
18538919 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18906945 Method for Thinning a Semiconductor Substrate Non-Final OA IMEC VZW

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