Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1756 1794 1795

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
1294
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1241 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18469590 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18971510 MULTICATHODE PVD SYSTEM FOR HIGH ASPECT RATIO BARRIER SEED DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18484767 GAS FLOW IMPROVEMENT FOR PROCESS CHAMBER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18144745 MICROWAVE PLASMA APPLICATOR WITH REPLACEABLE DIELECTRIC PLATE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18144747 HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROWAVE PLASMA APPLICATOR Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc,
18108432 TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS, FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18099277 COMPOSITE PVD TARGETS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18959678 FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19010611 SHUTTER DISC FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18327590 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18518696 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE SUPPORT Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18383637 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18359275 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING METAL Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19033192 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR METAL AND CERAMIC NANOLAYERING FOR ACCIDENT TOLERANT NUCLEAR FUEL, PARTICLE ACCELERATORS, AND AEROSPACE LEADING EDGES Non-Final OA Starfire Industries LLC
19001089 DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19017900 HIGH PURITY SULFUR-DOPED COPPER SPUTTERING TARGET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA TOSOH SMD, INC.
18109003 HIGH PURITY SULFUR-DOPED COPPER SPUTTERING TARGET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA TOSOH SMD, INC.
18992526 Co-Cr-Pt-OXIDE-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET Non-Final OA TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
19012216 Method for producing a coated object and coated object Non-Final OA Kennametal Inc.
18090242 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PLASMA ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION EMPLOYING VERY HIGH FREQUENCY Final Rejection AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18513560 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18492149 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18021537 CHARGED-PARTICLE INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18872170 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPECIFIC RESISTIVITY AND STRESS OF TUNGSTEN THROUGH PVD SPUTTERING METHOD Non-Final OA ULVAC, INC.
18100238 CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY FOR GAS INFLOW IN REACTION CHAMBER Non-Final OA Zimmer, Inc.
18868585 ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE FOR SURFACE TREATMENT Non-Final OA CAMECA
18866558 METALLIC SPUTTERING TARGET, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND METALLIC MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TOSOH CORPORATION
18247724 SPARK PLASMA SINTERED COMPONENT FOR PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18393836 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFORM COATING OF ROLLING SPHERES Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17776806 METHOD OF DEPOSITING MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited

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