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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jiong-Ping Lu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LU, JIONG-PING

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 1716 2815

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

LU, JIONG-PING is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 1713. The record contains 974 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 83.6%. The median time to allowance is 781 days, providing a comparatively short timing reference within this examiner-specific record.

The interview lift is 7.9%, indicating a smaller interview-associated change than the allowance measure. The listed companies are Applied Materials Inc., RESONAC Corporation, and Fujimi Incorporated. The listed firms are FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC. Practitioners can use the substantial resolved-case record to frame expectations, while treating interviews as a targeted mechanism for clarifying claim scope and addressing the application’s specific prior-art issues.

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

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
1,022
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
781
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 974 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.5%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18750176 ETCHING COMPOSITION, METAL-CONTAINING FILM ETCHING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18982214 DEPOSITION OF ORGANIC FILMS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18840069 ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING USING AN INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18732053 SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING ONE OR MORE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18395132 SINGLE MASK MULTI-CRITICAL DIMENSION ETCHING USING ETCH STOP Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18554225 ETCHING METHOD AND PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19004865 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18894665 CARBON REPLENISHMENT OF SILICON-CONTAINING MATERIALS TO REDUCE THICKNESS LOSS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18819904 TRENCH-BASED SUPER JUNCTION STRUCTURES VIA SIDEWALL DOPING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18781125 CONFORMAL SELECTIVE ETCHING OF SILICON OXIDE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18234685 PLASMA ETCHING IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18221505 CYCLIC ETCH OF SILICON OXIDE AND SILICON NITRIDE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18680497 POLISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A MATERIAL REMOVING OPERATION Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
18856974 POLISHING LIQUID, POLISHING METHOD, COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18264534 POLISHING LIQUID, POLISHING LIQUID SET AND POLISHING METHOD Final Rejection RESONAC CORPORATION
17797333 CMP POLISHING LIQUID AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18821589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE BOILING HEAT TRANSFER OF A HEAT TRANSFER COIL Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18721939 METHOD FOR PERFORMING NANOTRANSFER WITHOUT CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND SUBSTRATE FABRICATED BY THE METHOD Final Rejection NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jiong-Ping Lu's allowance rate?

83.6% of resolved applications examined by Jiong-Ping Lu were allowed (974 resolved cases), compared with 62.4% across Art Unit 1713 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jiong-Ping Lu?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jiong-Ping Lu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jiong-Ping Lu took 781 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jiong-Ping Lu work in?

Jiong-Ping Lu examines applications in Art Unit 1713 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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