Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1716 1792 2811 2818 2892 3723

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
1283
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1233 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18465130 FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
18232983 ACOUSTIC WAVE ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR IINFILTRATION Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
19299301 THROUGHPUT IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE/BEOL-COMPATIBLE HIGHLY SCALABLE GRAPHENE SYNTHESIS METHODS INCLUDING PROCESSING IN RETASKED TOOLS Non-Final OA Destination 2D Inc.
18468863 DEPOSITION DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18466941 DEPOSITION MASK Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18311389 DEPOSITION DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18590141 LOW TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION OF IRIDIUM CONTAINING FILMS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18500707 MULTI-FLOW METHODS, AND RELATED APPARATUS, FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18456836 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER LID AND COATING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18466108 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD USING A DEPOSITION APPARATUS WITH A CONTOURED WAFER CARRIER RING Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18476341 MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18541164 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18553337 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17931957 DEPOSITION METHOD AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18446564 Deposition Apparatus and Method with EM Radiation Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Ltd.
18403024 REACTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18508949 GAS INJECTOR Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18376025 LIQUID VAPORIZER Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18371227 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18199058 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18147916 METHODS FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION UTILIZING N-TYPE DOPANTS AND/OR ALTERNATIVE DOPANTS TO ACHIEVE HIGH DOPANT INCORPORATION Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18074629 REMOTE SOLID SOURCE REACTANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTORS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17329829 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DIRECT LIQUID INJECTION OF VANADIUM PRECURSORS Final Rejection ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
18463435 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18357293 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18336524 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18186333 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
17897618 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18537044 EVAPORATION SOURCE FOR VACUUM EVAPORATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA ULVAC, INC.
18526061 MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, PLUG, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLUG Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.

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