Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1713 1715 1716 1792 2811 2818 2891 2892 2893

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
1,301
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1270 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18909746 PLASMA DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PLASMA DEPOSITION METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18640181 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
18636099 PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18425048 DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18931963 MANUFACTURE OF SURFACE RELIEF STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18476341 MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
18458088 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMBINATORIAL MATERIAL SCREENING AND DISCOVERY Final Rejection The University of British Columbia
18452725 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18726395 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18589392 BIASED OR FLOATING PROCESS SHIELD TO REDUCE ION LOSS TO CONTROL FILM DEPOSITION AND IMPROVE STEP COVERAGE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18456836 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER LID AND COATING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18817042 PLASMA ADJUSTMENT USING SOURCE-LESS RESONANT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18620541 WAFER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT FOR WET ETCHING BATH APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18690810 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18613747 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18463435 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18336524 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18934952 Atomic Layer Etch Process Using Plasma In Conjunction With A Rapid Thermal Activation Process Non-Final OA Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology, Co., LTD
18938634 SHOWER HEAD ASSEMBLY AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18536378 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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