Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FORD, NATHAN K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1716 1718 1792

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.5%
Allow Rate
-32.5% vs TC avg
723
Total Applications
+35.0%
Interview Lift
1604
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 671 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
57.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18303833 METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17522461 ETCHING DEVICE AND ETCHING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17948674 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding, B.V.
17739493 CVD APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
19201318 PLUMBING FIXTURE FINISH Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
17872498 Equipment For Manufacturing Light-Emitting Device and Light-Receiving Device Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17723372 MULTI-CHAMBER SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH TRANSFER ROBOT TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18387649 PROCESS CHAMBER WITH PRESSURE CHARGING AND PULSING CAPABILITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18223183 SINGLE PIECE OR TWO PIECE SUSCEPTOR Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18095262 MODULAR PRECURSOR DELIVERY AND SPLITTING FOR FAST SWITCHING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18674349 Remote Plasma Device and Plasma Processing Apparatus Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17950116 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17522191 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17114096 FURNACE WITH METAL FURNACE TUBE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17692688 SUBSTRATE COOLING UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18011707 DRY BACKSIDE AND BEVEL EDGE CLEAN OF PHOTORESIST Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
17904005 COOLING PLATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER WINDOW Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17774521 FREQUENCY BASED IMPEDANCE ADJUSTMENT IN TUNING CIRCUITS Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17419841 METAL ATOMIC LAYER ETCH AND DEPOSITION APPARATUSES AND PROCESSES WITH METAL-FREE LIGANDS Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17936819 TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR TREATING WORKPIECE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18742079 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSPORTING METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18136461 VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS Final Rejection NuFlare Technology, Inc.
15215143 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Brooks Automation, Inc.

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