Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MOORE, KARLA A

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

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.1%
Allow Rate
-21.9% vs TC avg
855
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
1507
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 781 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19029464 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18636359 DEPOSITION MASK 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.
18172158 PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding, B.V.
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.
18692128 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
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
17811876 THIN FILM DEPOSITION WITH IMPROVED CONTROL OF PRECURSOR Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18417016 CELL ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN EPITAXIAL GROWTH PROCESSING CHAMBER 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.
18402784 METAL MASK STRUCTURE, PHOTOMASK FOR PREPARING SHIELDING LAYER, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING METAL MASK STRUCTURE BY USING PHOTOMASK Non-Final OA Darwin Precisions Corporation
18589750 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18797266 INJECTOR AND PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18743589 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FILM-FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18427838 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK, AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18411359 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17949520 GATE VALVE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING GATE VALVE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17542874 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17501889 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18395777 CONTROLLING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS AUXILIARY APPARATUS, CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA United Microelectronics Corp.

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