Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LOUIE, MANDY C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1718 1792

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.0%
Allow Rate
-18.0% vs TC avg
557
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1443
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18767004 LASER CLEAN AFTER DIFFUSION HEAT TREAT AND PRIOR TO SHOT PEEN Final Rejection RTX Corporation
17591688 TOOLS AND METHODS FOR THEIR FORMATION AND USE Non-Final OA GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
17891753 CONFORMAL MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18289265 MULTILAYER SURFACING FILMS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17050906 METHOD FOR PREPARING SILVER NANOPARTICLES STABILIZED WITH TETRAOCTYLAMMONIUM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE THIN FILM BY USING SILVER NANOPARTICLES PREPARED BY SAME Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18116662 ALTERNATING MULTI-SOURCE VAPOR TRANSPORT DEPOSITION Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19101915 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-DENSITY YTTRIA FILM BY ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA SPRAYING METHOD AND YTTRIA THERMAL-SPRAYED FILM MANUFACTURED USING SAME Non-Final OA KOMICO LTD.
18724360 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18522825 PRECOAT METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18518810 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18263920 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18253038 LOW RESISTIVITY CONTACTS AND INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18561632 NANOLAMINATE COATING, RELATED COATED ITEMS AND USES, METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESISTANCE OF A SUBSTRATE TO CORROSION IN ESSENTIALLY SALINE ENVIRONMENTS, MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA PICOSUN OY
18559780 THIN FILM FORMATION METHOD Final Rejection JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18699730 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW SEED TREATER DATA ACQUISITION, COMMERCIALIZATION, AND USE Non-Final OA AGINNOVATION LLC

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