Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FORD, NATHAN K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1716 1792

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.6%
Allow Rate
-32.4% vs TC avg
719
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
1601
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 662 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
93.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§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.
18131552 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17872498 Equipment For Manufacturing Light-Emitting Device and Light-Receiving Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18538100 CHAMBER AND METHODS FOR DOWNSTREAM RESIDUE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18239988 In-Vacuum Rotatable RF Component Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18168168 PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS TO CO-STRIKE PLASMA TO ENHANCE TUNGSTEN GROWTH INCUBATION DELAY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17690193 Integrated CMOS Source Drain Formation With Advanced Control Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18106036 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17933189 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
16580232 VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS 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 Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18017208 THIN SHADOW RING FOR LOW-TILT TRENCH ETCHING Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17904005 COOLING PLATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER WINDOW Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17936819 TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR TREATING WORKPIECE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
16329788 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA PICOSUN OY
17908902 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
17400271 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS Final Rejection PSK INC.
18248455 AN ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND A METHOD Non-Final OA BENEQ OY
15929378 INLINE VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH SUBSTRATE AND CARRIER COOLING Final Rejection INTEVAC, INC.
18136461 VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS Non-Final OA NuFlare Technology, Inc.
18359953 FOCUS RING AND PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection Solmics Co., Ltd.
18454350 Device for the Thermal Processing of Metallurgy Parts Non-Final OA TAT TECHNOLOGIES
16004621 Methods and System for the Integrated Synthesis, Delivery, and Processing of Source Chemicals for Thin Film Manufacturing Non-Final OA Gelest, Inc.
17994985 Transfer Position for Workpieces and Replaceable Parts in a Vacuum Processing Apparatus Non-Final OA Mattson Technology, Inc.
16292238 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection EUGENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
15215143 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Brooks Automation, Inc.

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