Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LAOBAK, ANDREW KEELAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 1716 2811

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew Keelan Laobak works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1713 with 61 resolved cases. His allowance rate pct is 75.4, and the median days to allowance is 1159. These metrics suggest the prosecution experience for applicants in his docket. The 1159-day median to allowance is a figure for managing expectations in Art Unit 1713 and planning the timing of future filings.

The interview lift pct of 34.5 is a metric indicating that interviews are a tool for applicants. This 34.5 lift suggests that direct engagement can improve the 75.4 allowance rate pct. The 61 resolved cases provide an early indication of this examiner's tendencies. A 34.5 lift is a reason for practitioners to consider an interview as a strategy for overcoming rejections and securing a grant, potentially impacting the 1159-day median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+34.5%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18609795 SLURRY COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18596020 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18139840 ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING (ALE) APPARATUS AND ALE METHOD BASED ON THE APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18746869 CHEMICAL LIQUID, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MODIFIED SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LAMINATE, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID CONTAINER Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18857708 POLISHING LIQUID, POLISHING METHOD, COMPONENT PRODUCTION METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18012194 IN-SITU HYDROCARBON-BASED LAYER FOR NON-CONFORMAL PASSIVATION OF PARTIALLY ETCHED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18817646 METAL-CONTAINING HARDMASK OPENING METHODS USING BORON-AND-HALOGEN-CONTAINING PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18601809 DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR PATTERNING EDGE PLACEMENT ERROR IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18101932 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TITANIUM-CONTAINING FILM REMOVAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18098791 DRY ETCH OF BORON-CONTAINING MATERIAL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18718981 GAS TREATMENT METHOD AND GAS TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18607202 HARC ETCH CHEMISTRY FOR SEMINCONDUCTORS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18319419 ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18997923 PLASMA ETCHING METHOD USING HEPTAFLUOROPROPYL METHYL ETHER AND HEPTAFLUOROISOPROPYL METHYL ETHER Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION

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