Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KUNEMUND, ROBERT M

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

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
1,353
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
1072
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1334 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
66.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18690194 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON INGOT FROM SURFACE-OXIDISED SEEDS Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18784060 REFLECTORS, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS HAVING REFLECTORS, AND METHODS OF DEPOSITING MATERIAL LAYERS IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING REFLECTORS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18559490 EPITAXIAL NITRIDE FERROELECTRONICS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18695073 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HETEROEPITAXIAL FILM Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18708259 GROUP III NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE PRODUCING METHOD, AND ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
18238853 Confined Growth of 2D Materials and Their Heterostructures Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18779927 TEMPERATURE AND FILM ADJUSTMENTS FOR PROCESS CHAMBERS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18702872 COLLOIDAL CRYSTAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18811164 SUBSTRATE COATED WITH A SILICON-CARBIDE (SIC) LAYER AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18752650 GROWTH OF STRONTIUM TETRABORATE CRYSTALS Non-Final OA KLA CORPORATION
18588822 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROWTH OF QUASI-PHASE MATCHED STRONTIUM TETRABORATE AND LITHIUM TRIBORATE CRYSTALS FOR FREQUENCY CONVERSION Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18865726 FABRICATION OF LARGE AREA RADIATION DETECTORS AND SHIELDING VIA FIELDASSISTED SINTERING TECHNOLOGY (FAST) Non-Final OA THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18932740 SiC INGOT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SiC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation

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