Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LOUIE, MANDY C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1715 1718 1731 1788 1792 2893 3752

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.8%
Allow Rate
-22.2% vs TC avg
567
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1400
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18222012 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17050906 METHOD FOR PREPARING SILVER NANOPARTICLES STABILIZED WITH TETRAOCTYLAMMONIUM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE THIN FILM BY USING SILVER NANOPARTICLES PREPARED BY SAME Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18678769 DAMAGE RESISTANT CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18116662 ALTERNATING MULTI-SOURCE VAPOR TRANSPORT DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18495330 DEPOSITION OF CARBON GAPFILL MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17943759 HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17903892 CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF LOW-VAPOR-PRESSURE PRECURSOR INTO A CHAMBER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.

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