Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MOORE, KARLA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1716 1792

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.9%
Allow Rate
-22.1% vs TC avg
839
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1554
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 765 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18331333 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18318832 MASK FRAME, MASK ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MASK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18423636 Dynamic Phased Array Plasma Source For Complete Plasma Coverage Of A Moving Substrate Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18336036 EVAPORATION DEVICE AND EVAPORATION METHOD Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18131212 HIGH TEMPERATURE METAL SEALS FOR VACUUM SEGREGATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17880310 SINGLE PROCESS GAS FEED LINE ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17537314 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALTIME WAFER POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT IN A PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
16922931 MULTI-LID STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18258104 MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT OF DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
17811876 THIN FILM DEPOSITION WITH IMPROVED CONTROL OF PRECURSOR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18163901 DEPOSITION MASK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION MASK Final Rejection Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
17961470 MODULAR TRAY FOR SOLID CHEMICAL VAPORIZING CHAMBER Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
17961457 COMPRESSIBLE TRAY FOR SOLID CHEMICAL VAPORIZING CHAMBER Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17949520 GATE VALVE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING GATE VALVE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17902919 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17542874 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17454308 EDGE RING AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17501986 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17291713 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18280578 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17273838 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18787934 VACUUM ASSEMBLY FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18092362 REMOTE PLASMA UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING REMOTE PLASMA Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18189472 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
17939578 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INNER TUBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
17313491 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18505289 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEGREE OF WEAR OF CONSUMABLE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Semes Co., Ltd
18505319 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEGREE OF WEAR OF CONSUMABLE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Semes Co., Ltd
18147473 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17540742 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PLASMA, APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.

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