Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1716 1792

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
757
Total Applications
+28.9%
Interview Lift
1464
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 734 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18296499 DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17186594 SEQUENTIAL PULSE AND PURGE FOR ALD PROCESSES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18362892 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION (ALD) WITH IMPROVED PARTICLE PREVENTION MECHANISM Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17758220 EVAPORATION SOURCE DEVICE AND EVAPORATION SOURCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18035401 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17988513 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18751423 SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION SYSTEM EMBEDDED WITH EFFECTIVE BAKING MODULE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18296039 HEATING ZONE SEPARATION FOR REACTANT EVAPORATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
17945764 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
17898760 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, EXHAUST DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18025197 HYBRID SHOWERHEAD WITH SEPARATE FACEPLATE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18020924 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18462378 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA PSK INC.
18015058 DEVICE AND METHOD TO ACHIEVE HOMOGENEOUS GROWTH AND DOPING OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS WITH A DIAMETER GREATER THAN 100 MM Non-Final OA VEECO SIC CVD SYSTEMS AB

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