Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MOORE, KARLA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1713 1716 1718 1737 1782 1792

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

Karla A. Moore is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1712, with 785 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 43.1%, and the median days to allowance is 1508. This indicates the prosecution success rate and the timeline for applications in this docket.

The interview lift is 14.0%, which provides a boost to the 43.1% allowance rate. Given the 1508-day median pendency, practitioners should seek ways to move the case forward. The 14.0% lift across 785 resolved cases suggests that the examiner is open to discussion, which may be necessary to overcome the hurdles that lead to the 43.1% allowance rate. Strategy should focus on using interviews to address the issues that contribute to the 1508-day timeline.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

43.1%
Allow Rate
-21.9% vs TC avg
860
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1508
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 785 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18428510 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18238874 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19029464 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18678194 MASK ASSEMBLY, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18636359 DEPOSITION MASK Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18519545 CONTROL SYSTEM OF DEPOSITION SOURCE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18331333 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18092362 REMOTE PLASMA UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING REMOTE PLASMA Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
17169440 REACTOR SYSTEM WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL REACTION CHAMBER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18280578 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17273838 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18589750 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18983235 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING ATOMIC HYDROGEN RADICALS WITH SELECTIVE EPITAXIAL DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18632421 SUSCEPTOR Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18417016 CELL ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN EPITAXIAL GROWTH PROCESSING CHAMBER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18397234 AIR-CORE COIL IN ANALOG CIRCUIT FILTERS FOR PLASMA PROCESSING Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18336036 EVAPORATION DEVICE AND EVAPORATION METHOD Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18131212 HIGH TEMPERATURE METAL SEALS FOR VACUUM SEGREGATION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17880310 SINGLE PROCESS GAS FEED LINE ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
16922931 MULTI-LID STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18797266 INJECTOR AND PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18720641 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18743589 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FILM-FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18411359 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17501889 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18402814 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
17484379 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
17313491 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18518300 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURES USING ELECTRON-BEAM PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Blue Origin, LLC
17961457 COMPRESSIBLE TRAY FOR SOLID CHEMICAL VAPORIZING CHAMBER Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.

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