Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCCORMACK, JASON L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2881 2899

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
1,074
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
781
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1040 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18243835 PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18366322 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING FOCUSED ION BEAM AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SUPPORTED BY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION PATTERN Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18778127 MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD FOR FLUOROETHER COMPOUND Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18462647 NANOFLUIDIC CELL FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-BUBBLES IN A SIMULATED RESERVOIR Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18695129 UV SENSOR ARRANGEMENT IN A UV RADIATOR MODULE Non-Final OA Xylem Europe GmbH
18775180 Charged Particle Beam System Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18522600 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING PARTICLE BY USING OPTICAL TWEEZER Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18781599 Ion Beam Etching Apparatus And Method Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18927064 COMPACT BEAM PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING IN-SITU IMAGING METROLOGY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18417347 MEASURING SYSTEMS, PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS, INCLUDING BAND GAP MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18322251 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED NANOSPRAY INTERFACE FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY Non-Final OA AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18789936 COLLECTION PROBE AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18404832 CONCEPT AND METHOD FOR LARGE ION POPULATION SPACE CHARGE DRIVEN ION MOBILITY SEPARATIONS Final Rejection Battelle Memorial Institute
18888100 BETA TILT SAMPLE HOLDER Non-Final OA FEI Company
17989550 Method Of Imaging And Milling A Sample Final Rejection FEI Company
18909711 Device for TOC Reduction in Ultrapure Water Non-Final OA Ovivo Inc.

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