Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1718 1779 1784 2875

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

29.9%
Allow Rate
-38.1% vs TC avg
439
Total Applications
+32.9%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 385 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
64.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18485585 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19175324 METHOD OF FORMING A STRUCTURE INCLUDING CARBON MATERIAL, STRUCTURE FORMED USING THE METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING THE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18642877 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL LAYERS ONTO SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18598145 METHOD OF FORMING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL LAYER USING PLASMA Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18367491 TRANSITION METAL DEPOSITION PROCESSES AND A DEPOSITION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18947949 Selective metal Capping with Metal Halide enhancement Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18758099 METHODS FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION USING SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17950946 PLASMA-ENHANCED MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17365919 METHOD OF DEPOSITING METAL FILMS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18672092 METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON-CONTAINING FILM, AND METHOD FOR FORMING HARD MASK USING THE CARBON-CONTAINING FILM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18589570 BOTTOM-UP DIRECTIONAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION (ALD) Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18004931 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18096668 ELECTRON-ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION (EE-ALD) METHODS AND DEVICES PREPARED BY SAME Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
17917948 METHOD FOR INDUCING CONDUCTIVITY AT AND NEAR OXIDE INTERFACES Final Rejection Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
17344035 Freestanding Ultrathin Membranes and Transfer-Free Fabrication Thereof Final Rejection Northeastern University

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