Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KENDALL, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1714 1716 1718 2837 2896

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.8%
Allow Rate
-35.2% vs TC avg
518
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
1447
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 473 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
94.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.5%
§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.
18239176 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A REACTION CHAMBER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18129932 GAS-DELIVERY ASSEMBLY AND REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
17897461 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING IMPEDANCE ADJUSTER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
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
18383673 CONTROL METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18231278 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18364010 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA 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 Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
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
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.
18262048 SIC SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEC CARBON, Ltd.
18354022 FOCUS RING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANA MATERIALS INC.
17927877 PLASMA ETCHING SYSTEM AND FARADAY SHIELDING APPARATUS WHICH CAN BE USED FOR HEATING Non-Final OA BEIJING LEUVEN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
17775427 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING HEAT HOLE Non-Final OA HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.

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