Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, BRET P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1715 1718 1789 1792 2818

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
1,159
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.4%
§102 Novelty
72.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18876553 METHODS OF FORMING STABLE CONDUCTIVE SURFACES Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN 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.
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.
18870853 HYBRID COATING PROCESS BY PVD AND THERMAL DIFFUSION Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18982168 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18835836 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF GRAPHENE COATED SURFACES BY ATOMIC OR MOLECULAR LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
19001783 METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR METAL JOINT Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
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 Final Rejection Tarkett Sports Canada Inc.
18837560 LOW RESISTANCE MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION FOR LOGIC SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18721457 CONFORMAL SILICON OXIDE DEPOSITION USING AMINOSILANE AND CHLOROSILANE PRECURSORS Final Rejection 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.
18290234 METHOD OF FORMING A LAYER OF A COMPOUND Non-Final OA MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18142147 METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A RUTHENIUM-CONTAINING FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY A CYCLICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent

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