Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: OTT, PATRICK S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1784 1794 2872

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
At TC average
267
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 228 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18430475 PLASMA PROCESS SIMULATION METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18607688 CASE SIDE WALL OF BATTERY CASE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18551196 SPUTTERING DEVICE FOR MULTILAYER OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18574601 SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18647033 CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE INCLUDING THE SAME, SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18405210 MULTI-PURPOSE CELL SEPARATION ELEMENT FOR A BATTERY ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, BATTERY ARRANGEMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
19174274 COBALT-NIOBIUM ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19174301 COBALT-TITANIUM ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19040855 MOLYBDENUM SPUTTERING TARGET WITH HIGH TRANSVERSE RUPTURE STRENGTH Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18789253 DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19077807 MOLYBDENUM PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TARGET Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18202335 MULTI-CHAMBER PROCESSING TOOL WITH ENHANCED THROUGHPUT Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18169065 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING PVD PEROVSKITE FILMS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18091552 Methods and Apparatus for Processing a Substrate Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18425323 SENSOR IN CHAMBER INSERT RING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17696636 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ION-ASSISTED DEPOSITION OF OPTICAL COATINGS Final Rejection KLA Corporation

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