Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FORD, NATHAN K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1716 1792

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.4%
Allow Rate
-32.6% vs TC avg
719
Total Applications
+35.4%
Interview Lift
1699
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 657 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17749800 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18239988 In-Vacuum Rotatable RF Component Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18223183 SINGLE PIECE OR TWO PIECE SUSCEPTOR 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.
17872498 Equipment For Manufacturing Light-Emitting Device and Light-Receiving Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17723372 MULTI-CHAMBER SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH TRANSFER ROBOT TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18106036 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18086647 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17522191 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
16580232 VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18522152 LOAD LOCK ARRANGEMENTS, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS HAVING LOAD LOCK ARRANGEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING LOAD LOCKS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
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
16329788 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA PICOSUN OY
18701860 PROCESSING CHAMBER, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection BEIJING NAURA MICROELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
16004621 Methods and System for the Integrated Synthesis, Delivery, and Processing of Source Chemicals for Thin Film Manufacturing Non-Final OA Gelest, Inc.
18136461 VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS Non-Final OA NuFlare Technology, Inc.
17782169 COATING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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.
17400271 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS Final Rejection PSK INC.
18454350 Device for the Thermal Processing of Metallurgy Parts Non-Final OA TAT TECHNOLOGIES
17016134 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
16292238 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection EUGENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17948852 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS METHOD AND MULTI-CHAMBER APPARATUS THEREWITH Non-Final OA HANGZHOU FULLSEMI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
15215143 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Brooks Automation, Inc.

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