Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KURPLE, KARL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.1%
Allow Rate
-12.9% vs TC avg
649
Total Applications
+64.1%
Interview Lift
1327
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 593 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18664573 Slot Die Coating Device Having Air Vent Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18265530 Dual Slot Die Coater Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18036555 Slurry Circulation System for Electrode Coating Capable of Circulating Slurry in the Event of Occurrence of Line Stop and Slurry Circulation Method for Electrode Coating Using Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18443792 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND REPAIRING DISPENSED VISCOUS FLUID Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
18393674 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING VISCOUS FLUID, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18028955 Photocuring Generation-Gas Collecting Device Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
17522657 APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING ANODE FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATED BETWEEN COATING MEMBERS Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18332010 SYSTEM INCLUDING HEATING MEANS AND ACTINIC RADIATION SOURCE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17003622 PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONDUCTANCE IN A PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18327365 GRIPPING AND SEALANT-DISPENSING DEVICES FOR FASTENER INSTALLATION Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17694302 DUAL FEED COLD SPRAY NOZZLE WITH INDEPENDENT SOLID POWDER TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND FEEDING RATE CONTROL Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17919915 TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING WORKPIECES WITH A TREATMENT CHAMBER HAVING A CLOSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Dürr Systems AG
17636430 SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING RAW MATERIAL GAS GENERATED BY VAPORIZING SOLID RAW MATERIAL Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18802126 FILM FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING A SPRAYER PORT AND EXHAUST PORT ON A SUPPLY PIPE Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19055234 MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR COATING PRODUCTS Non-Final OA PAPACKS SALES GMBH
17872945 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND PERFORMING THIN FILM DEPOSITION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17352133 DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18187468 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCRETION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM EXHAUST ARRANGEMENTS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding, B.V.
18804283 COATING DEVICE, MENISCUS HEAD, AND COATING METHOD Final Rejection TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18415793 DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR COATING AN ELECTRODE Final Rejection Nordson Corporation
18139381 HOME PORT AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18101121 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18028638 PREPLATING EDGE DRY Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18776100 PRE-TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE FOR HOT-DIP COATING Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18322260 MOBILE ROBOT-BASED HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY VEHICLE PAINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18251989 TRANSFER PIN AND TRANSFER DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
17729465 OVJP DEPOSITION SYSTEM Final Rejection Universal Display Corporation
17647526 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL AND METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
17817767 SUBSTRATE PREPARATION CHAMBER WITH SUBSTRATE POSITIONING FEATURES Final Rejection Kateeva, Inc.
18735743 LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE DEVICE Non-Final OA MUSASHI ENGINEERING, INC.

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