Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: KLUNK, MARGARET D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1713 1716 1718 1759

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.1%
Allow Rate
-20.9% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
+31.7%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 442 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18634430 LOW PARAMETER PLASMA ASHING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18619083 SILICON ETCH BYPRODUCT REMOVAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18442378 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE NOTCH SENSING ON CMP HEAD FOR LOCAL PLANARIZATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18422727 CHOKE PLATES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSING CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18233760 APPARATUS DESIGN FOR FILM REMOVAL FROM THE BEVEL AND EDGE OF THE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17831781 PLASMA CHAMBER WITH A MULTIPHASE ROTATING CROSS-FLOW WITH UNIFORMITY TUNING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18733073 Inner Wall and substrate Processing Apparatus Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18586860 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18044184 GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD Final Rejection FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
18758576 EDGE RING ARRANGEMENT WITH MOVEABLE EDGE RINGS Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17793366 Optimization of Radiofrequency Signal Ground Return in Plasma Processing System Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18032397 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLE Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH AG
17522897 SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection EUGENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18521813 POLISHING APPARATUS Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18458866 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE LAYER FORMING METHOD Final Rejection Ebara Corporation
18181295 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18175995 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18408369 ETCHING DEVICE AND ETCHING METHOD Final Rejection ULVAC, INC.

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