Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KITT, STEPHEN A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1717 1718 1759 1761 1798 2818 3752 3774

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
-15.5% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17990284 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SLIDE TREATMENT PROCESSING Non-Final OA ZOMEDICA INC.
18298539 DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING MASK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17743378 DISPLAY APPARATUS, MASK ASSEMBLY FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18868482 Offset Adjusting Device and Coating Apparatus Including the Same Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18423969 SOLID PRECURSOR WEIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM, REACTOR SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USING SAME Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18654848 LASER CLEANING AND ACTIVATION OF CU WIRES PRIOR TO PEEK INSULATION COATING Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18678541 SHUTTER APPARATUS FOR USE IN A PART-MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17983162 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INLINE CONTINUOUS-FLOW LIVERY APPLICATION Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18725253 FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18592180 SMALL CELL REACTORS WITH SHARED FORELINE AND PRESSURE CONDUIT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18105993 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17747326 CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18573905 SURFACE MARKING ROBOTS AND FLOOR PLANS Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18745288 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Lockheed Martin Corporation
19073853 PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENAMELED COPPER WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18168508 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

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