Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GATES, BRADFORD M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+9.4% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1074
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 665 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18289788 METAL PACKAGING LIQUID OR AEROSOL JET COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATED SUBSTRATES, PACKAGING, AND METHODS Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
17938175 DE-BONDING OF THICK FILMS FROM CARRIER AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17812523 METHOD FOR FORMING TITANIUM NITRIDE FILM AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING TITANIUM NITRIDE FILM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18501125 DRY POWDER COATING FOR ENHANCED PRINTING ON STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TMF Plastic Solutions
18410370 APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GAS MIXTURE TO A REACTION CHAMBER AND METHOD OF USING SAME Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18396829 METHOD OF FORMING MOLYBDENUM SILICIDE Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18368719 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18550932 COMPOSITION FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF HIGH QUALITY SILICON OXIDE THIN FILMS Non-Final OA VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
18848620 PRE-TREATMENT LIQUID AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROMAGNETIC STEEL SHEET PROVIDED WITH INSULATING FILM Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18848577 ACTIVATOR, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING ACTIVATOR, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE FABRICATED USING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SOULBRAIN CO ., LTD.
18848322 METHOD, INSERT AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESS CONTROL AND MONITORING OF THIN FILM DEPOSITION Non-Final OA PICOSUN OY
18845603 SURFACE TREATMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS, AND SURFACE-TREATED ARTICLES Non-Final OA Aspen Hybrid Technology Systems
18348727 METHOD OF MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE USING DUAL WATER VAPOR FLOW OXIDATION AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18574002 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CANISTER TEMPERATURE AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

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