Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, BRET P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1718 1789 1792

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
1151
Total Applications
+16.6%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1122 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18876553 METHODS OF FORMING STABLE CONDUCTIVE SURFACES Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18790596 POST-GAP FILL TREATMENT FOR SEAM REDUCTION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18372792 Selective Deposition of Thin Films with Improved Stability Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18982168 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18870853 HYBRID COATING PROCESS BY PVD AND THERMAL DIFFUSION Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18773528 LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS METHOD OF TWO DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18409331 GROUP 2 METAL CONTAINING FILM FORMING COMPOSITIONS AND VAPOR DEPOSITION OF THE FILMS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18574061 GRAPHENE COATED NON-METALLIC SURFACES, DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
18985474 METHODS FOR DEPOSITING GAP FILLING FLUIDS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18906537 VAPOR PHASE DEPOSITION OF ORGANIC FILMS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18895683 SELECTIVE DEPOSITION Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
19001783 METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR METAL JOINT Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18184390 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18981009 METHODS FOR PREPARING ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Solid Power Operating, Inc.
18978671 THIN-FILM FORMING RAW MATERIAL USED IN ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM Non-Final OA ADEKA CORPORATION
18873363 A PREPARATION PROCESS FOR MONOCLINIC TITANIUM DIOXIDE Non-Final OA Pacific Industrial Development Corporation
18956483 ARTIFICIAL TURF TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Tarkett Sports Canada Inc.
18837560 LOW RESISTANCE MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION FOR LOGIC SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18932381 POLYMER TEMPLATING OF ALPHA-PHASE TANTALUM Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18848153 METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE FABRICATED USING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
18486723 METHOD OF MAKING ARTIFICIAL TURF AND ARTIFICIAL TURF MADE THEREOF Non-Final OA Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
18142147 METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A RUTHENIUM-CONTAINING FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY A CYCLICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS Final Rejection Universiteit Gent
18692836 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DOPED DIAMOND LAYERS Non-Final OA YG-1 CO., LTD.
18503838 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE MULTILAYER Non-Final OA Sookmyung Women's University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation

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