Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEONG, NATHAN T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1718 1792 1794 1799

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+5.7% vs TC avg
762
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 745 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18955235 PLANARIZATION METHOD AND PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18945373 CONDUCTIVE PASTE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF CONDUCTIVE FILM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18508056 POROUS CHAMBER COMPONENT COATING AUGMENTED WITH COLLOIDS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18225007 METHODS OF ADJUSTING UNIFORMITY, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS, FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18973592 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18115486 LIGHT MODULATING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18970324 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18146304 QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD, MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OF SILICON FOR EVALUATION, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SILICON FOR EVALUATION, AND SILICON FOR EVALUATION Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18722344 INSULATION COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18648874 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THAWING POLLEN Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18480719 PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18883441 MASKING COMPOSITIONS FOR MILLED LITHIUM-SILICATE GLASS-CERAMIC DENTAL RESTORATIONS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Jensen Industries
18839888 PROCESS FOR APPLYING COATING COMPOSITIONS HAVING DIFFERENT LEVELING PROPERTIES AND/OR SAG RESISTANCE TO DIFFERENT TARGET AREAS OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA BASF COATINGS GMBH
18789582 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PHOTORESIST COATING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA TSMC NANJING COMPANY, LIMITED
18287102 PROCESS FOR OVERSPRAY-FREE APPLICATION OF A RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE PROCESS Non-Final OA ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.

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