Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1724 1756 1794 1795

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
1,309
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1269 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18597432 SENSOR APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18520360 PLASMA MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18417549 PLASMA MULTI-WAFER ASHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18691276 WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18411398 COMPONENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH COMPONENT Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18939220 DUAL COLLIMATOR PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS PROCESSING CHAMBER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18144747 HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROWAVE PLASMA APPLICATOR Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc,
18144745 MICROWAVE PLASMA APPLICATOR WITH REPLACEABLE DIELECTRIC PLATE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18639975 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE SUPPORT BODY Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18518696 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE SUPPORT Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18383637 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18612425 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18980228 ARTICLES COATED WITH CRACK-RESISTANT FLUORO-ANNEALED FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18701439 VALVE MANIFOLD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18221244 PREVENTING DEPOSITION ON PEDESTAL IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18871809 GALLIUM NITRIDE SINTERED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection TOSOH CORPORATION
19017900 HIGH PURITY SULFUR-DOPED COPPER SPUTTERING TARGET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA TOSOH SMD, INC.
18562072 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
19012216 Method for producing a coated object and coated object Final Rejection Kennametal Inc.
18021537 CHARGED-PARTICLE INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection ASML Netherlands B.V.
18492149 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18679972 Perpendicular MR SAF Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18704378 SUSCEPTOR Non-Final OA POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

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