Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KUNEMUND, ROBERT M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1714 1737 1781 1792 2818

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert M. Kunemund works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1714. The examiner has managed 1341 resolved cases. The data reveals an allowance rate of 82.0 percent, indicating a high likelihood of grant for applicants. An interview lift of 13.2 percent shows that interviews provide a modest but positive benefit to the prosecution process.

The 13.2 percent lift suggests that communication with the examiner can help bridge gaps in the application. The median days to allowance is 1072, providing a clear timeline for applicants. With 1341 resolved cases, the examiner has a significant presence in this art unit. The 82.0 percent allowance rate and 1072 median days to allowance are key metrics for planning.

Practitioners should consider the 13.2 percent interview lift as a tool to navigate the 1341 cases resolved by this examiner. The high allowance rate of 82.0 percent suggests that the examiner is generally receptive to patentable subject matter. The 1072 median days to allowance offers a realistic expectation for the duration of the grant process. These figures collectively provide a favorable outlook for prosecution in Art Unit 1714.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
1,359
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1072
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1341 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
66.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18968834 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18726142 ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER USING THE ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS OF THE SAME Non-Final OA STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18690194 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON INGOT FROM SURFACE-OXIDISED SEEDS Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18900134 METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING ANISOTROPIC LAYER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18932740 SiC INGOT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SiC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18817323 SiC SINGLE CRYSTAL BOULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SiC SINGLE CRYSTAL BOULE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SiC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18559490 EPITAXIAL NITRIDE FERROELECTRONICS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18702872 COLLOIDAL CRYSTAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18238853 Confined Growth of 2D Materials and Their Heterostructures Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18939211 SYNTHESIS OF MONOLAYER TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES BY ELECTROSTATIC SELF-ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18355747 CHIRAL ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC MOLECULES WITH TUNABLE REFRACTIVE INDEX FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT PROPAGATION IN OPTICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18898556 METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CRYSTALLINE PHASE OF MOLYBDENUM PRECURSORS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18828024 LARGE DIMENSION SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS WITH REDUCED CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRESS Non-Final OA Wolfspeed, Inc.
18898926 GaN CRYSTAL AND GaN WAFER Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18865726 FABRICATION OF LARGE AREA RADIATION DETECTORS AND SHIELDING VIA FIELDASSISTED SINTERING TECHNOLOGY (FAST) Non-Final OA THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18867900 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HETEROEPITAXIAL WAFER Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18257202 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL AND HETEROSTRUCTURES ON AN INTERMEDIATE POLYMER TRANSFER LAYER AND THEIR FABRICATION Final Rejection DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
18434507 SEED SUBSTRATE FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, AND PEELED INTERMEDIATE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18752650 GROWTH OF STRONTIUM TETRABORATE CRYSTALS Final Rejection KLA CORPORATION
18850725 METHOD FOR PREPARING 3C-SIC SINGLE CRYSTAL Non-Final OA Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18789879 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA SOCPRA SCIENCES ET GENIE S.E.C.

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