Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OTT, PATRICK S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1794

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
+2.0% vs TC avg
251
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 209 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
35.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18430475 PLASMA PROCESS SIMULATION METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18551196 SPUTTERING DEVICE FOR MULTILAYER OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17768918 METHOD OF DEPOSITING LAYERS OF A THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ON A SUBSTRATE AND SPUTTER DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17685272 BIASABLE ROTATING PEDESTAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18425323 SENSOR IN CHAMBER INSERT RING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18531641 DIFFUSION BONDED TUNGSTEN CONTAINING TARGET TO COPPER ALLOY BACKING PLATE Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19100649 MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
19042250 ION BEAM SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA New Zealand Institute for Earth Science Limited
19025816 FABRICATION OF LOW DEFECTIVITY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES Non-Final OA View Operating Corporation
18981170 PERMEANCE MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18107588 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18090122 MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR PEM WATER ELECTROLYSIS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THE ELECTRODE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
18860061 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA Hyundai Kefico Corporation
18858996 COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
18020412 METHOD OF FORMING A CATHODE LAYER, METHOD OF FORMING A BATTERY HALF CELL Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18846614 COATING MODULE WITH IMPROVED CATHODE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG
18265585 Sputtering Target And Method For Manufacturing The Same Final Rejection JX ADVANCED METALS CORPORATION
17696636 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ION-ASSISTED DEPOSITION OF OPTICAL COATINGS Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
17308290 ABLATING MATERIAL FOR AN OBJECT IN A PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18556881 SEMICONDUCTOR-PACKAGING DEVICE Final Rejection JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
17461928 Deposition Method Non-Final OA SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18257622 SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18541027 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SPUTTERING AT LEAST TWO ELEMENTS Non-Final OA TechIFab GmbH
18537523 STABLE GROUND ANODE APERTURE FOR THIN FILM PROCESSING Non-Final OA INTEVAC, INC.
18110269 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING THICK-MULTILAYER DIELECTRIC FILMS Non-Final OA INTEVAC, INC.
18562293 SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA JX METALS CORPORATION
17415912 VACUUM TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VACUUM PLASMA TREATING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTRATE OR FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA EVATEC AG
18354609 PLASMA MONITORING DEVICE Final Rejection Dah Young Vacuum Equipment Co., Ltd.
17587058 Sputtering Target And Method For Manufacturing The Same Final Rejection JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
18000561 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COATING, AND COATED BODY Non-Final OA CemeCon AG

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