Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KENDALL, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1714 1716 1718 2896

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.1%
Allow Rate
-35.9% vs TC avg
515
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
1536
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
62.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18447479 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18217043 APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING PLASMA SURFACE TREATMENT, BOARD TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18366433 CHAMBER COMPONENT FOR IMPROVED CLEANING EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18407368 PLASMA ETCHER WITH EDGE RING AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18454234 PIPING, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18740007 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18380776 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANARITY USING SELECTIVE ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING (ALE) Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18366829 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18231278 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18364010 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18363993 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18275359 FILM FORMING DEVICE AND FILM FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18359783 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLASMA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17747861 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18239176 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A REACTION CHAMBER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18351227 FLOW CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS WITH ENCLOSED FLOW SWITCHES AND ISOLATION VALVES, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND FLOW CONTROL METHODS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding, B.V.
18129932 GAS-DELIVERY ASSEMBLY AND REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18149125 REMOTE PLASMA UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING REMOTE PLASMA Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17897461 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING IMPEDANCE ADJUSTER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17392259 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18447533 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18087216 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18105274 FOCUS RING UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18097232 ANTENNA MEMBER AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
17973985 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18013429 MOVABLE DISK WITH APERTURE FOR ETCH CONTROL Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17927297 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION COATED POWDER COATING FOR PROCESSING CHAMBER COMPONENTS Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
17924354 MID-CHAMBER FLOW OPTIMIZER Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18476507 SILICON CARBIDE WAFER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA MIRISE Technologies Corporation
18367759 SIMULTANEOUS ETCHING OF MULTI-FACETED SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA INTEVAC, INC.

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