Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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

68.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
1,286
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1023
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1246 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
88.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18465130 FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
19299301 THROUGHPUT IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE/BEOL-COMPATIBLE HIGHLY SCALABLE GRAPHENE SYNTHESIS METHODS INCLUDING PROCESSING IN RETASKED TOOLS Non-Final OA Destination 2D Inc.
18466941 DEPOSITION MASK Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18311389 DEPOSITION DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18403024 REACTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME 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.
17329829 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DIRECT LIQUID INJECTION OF VANADIUM PRECURSORS Final Rejection ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
18466108 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD USING A DEPOSITION APPARATUS WITH A CONTOURED WAFER CARRIER RING Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18590141 LOW TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION OF IRIDIUM CONTAINING FILMS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18456836 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER LID AND COATING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18476341 MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18446564 Deposition Apparatus and Method with EM Radiation Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Ltd.
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
18081766 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODULATING FLOW DURING VAPOR JET DEPOSITION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS Final Rejection Universal Display Corporation
18458088 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMBINATORIAL MATERIAL SCREENING AND DISCOVERY Non-Final OA The University of British Columbia
18482790 LASER-TEXTURED SURFACE AND MEHODS OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Eugenus, Inc.
18482791 GAS DIFFUSER PLATE COATED WITH EMISSIVITY-CONTROLLING THIN FILM AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Eugenus, Inc.
18477463 APPLYING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM TO FLUORINE-DOPED TIN OXIDE Non-Final OA nexTC Corporation
18459809 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JET COATING DEPOSITION ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA MOLECULAR PLASMA GROUP SA
18260566 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection NEXTIN, INC.
18009675 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVAPORATING AN ORGANIC POWDER Non-Final OA AIXTRON SE

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