Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MARKMAN, MAKENA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1714 3723 3762 4100

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.0%
Allow Rate
-1.0% vs TC avg
366
Total Applications
+40.1%
Interview Lift
1173
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 324 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18394524 APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION CHAMBER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18057856 ANGLE GRINDER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18572811 METAL WIRE AND SAW WIRE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18041658 Hand-Held Power Tool Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18783277 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18193405 Multi-Blade Trimming and Dressing Tool Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18465519 CONTROL OF STEAM GENERATION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18720833 CONDITIONING DISK WITH MICROFEATURES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18579408 ROBOTIC ABRASIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18250288 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING COOLANT TO AN ACTIVE GRINDING AREA Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17906364 ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABRASIVE DISCS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18890092 POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18324274 DEBURRING UNIT AND CUTTING MACHINE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18076614 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPONENT MADE OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIAL AND COMPONENT MADE OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIAL Final Rejection SINTOKOGIO, LTD.

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