Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, PETER B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2851 2882

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
972
Total Applications
+9.1%
Interview Lift
978
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 938 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18896980 CONTROL METHOD OF DRIVING APPARATUS, DRIVING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18796945 HOLDING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18773879 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18568993 DIGITAL LITHOGRAPHY EXPOSURE UNIT BOUNDARY SMOOTHING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18788007 ENHANCING LITHOGRAPHY OPERATION FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18777114 SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18426549 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF DEPOSITION MATERIALS USED FOR LITHOGRAPHIC MASKS Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18426860 PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY HAVING A CONNECTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18743571 IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18780663 EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18754239 EXPOSURE DEVICE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18361066 EXPOSURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18835287 INSPECTION APPARATUS, MOTORIZED APERTURES, AND METHOD BACKGROUND Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18723849 LITHOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18719902 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18716383 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18714728 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING LITHOGRAPHIC DESIGN VARIABLES USING IMAGE-BASED FAILURE RATE MODEL Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18443827 METROLOGY METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
18570140 STRUCTURES FOR USE ON A SUBSTRATE HOLDER, SUBSTRATE HOLDER, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18039484 LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18743118 Multiple Pass Optical Measurements Of Semiconductor Structures Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18652438 DYNAMIC FREEFORM OPTICS FOR LITHOGRAPHY ILLUMINATION BEAM SHAPING Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18599761 EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18604063 EXPOSURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18431935 LASER LITHOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE Final Rejection Nanoscribe Holding GmbH
18570553 Apparatus And Method For MultiPhase Flowable Medium Analysis Final Rejection AI Exploration Ltd
18190763 FACTORY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TSMC CHINA COMPANY LIMITED

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