Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KACKAR, RAM N

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1713 1716 1792 2615

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

39.3%
Allow Rate
-22.7% vs TC avg
536
Total Applications
+58.9%
Interview Lift
1477
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 501 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18136448 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18354058 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18619752 SIDE BLOCKS FOR GAS ACTIVATION, AND RELATED PROCESSING CHAMBERS, PROCESS KITS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18206847 CCP GAS DELIVERY NOZZLE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18142654 LARGE-AREA HIGH-DENSITY PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18102055 RF GROUNDING CONFIGURATION FOR PEDESTALS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17984201 WAFER PROFILING FOR ETCHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17893018 GROUND PATH SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SHORTER AND SYMMETRICAL GROUND PATH Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17898168 PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS AND PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection KIOXIA CORPORATION
18230049 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18114998 ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18109632 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17278423 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18512146 WAFER CHUCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18396470 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF CHAMBER Non-Final OA SEMES CO. LTD.
18206089 ESC TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18142442 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
16971012 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PATTERNED LAYER OF MATERIAL Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18250740 Wear Compensating Confinement Ring Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18341782 DEPOSITION DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18375238 Method and Apparatus for Plasma Etching Dielectric Substrates Non-Final OA SPTS Technologies Limited
18099616 ATMOSPHERIC COLD PLASMA JET COATING AND SURFACE TREATMENT Final Rejection Starfire Industires, LLC
16148498 Substrate Handling Apparatus for Extreme Warped Wafers Final Rejection KLA-Tencor Corporation
17465635 PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CARBON-BASED COATINGS ON SURFACES Final Rejection AGM CONTAINER CONTROLS, INC.

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