Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: QI, HUA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1714

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.5%
Allow Rate
-8.5% vs TC avg
587
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1187
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
36.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18522817 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAFER USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18756348 GROUP-III NITRIDE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18248740 METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A PATTERN TO AN EPITAXIAL LAYER OF A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18501985 POLYSILICON ROD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYSILICON ROD Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18272253 SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PULLING SINGLE CRYSTAL Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18728569 Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod Non-Final OA Tokuyama Corporation
17099454 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING ATOMIC HYDROGEN RADICALS WITH SELECTIVE EPITAXIAL DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18709177 METAL OXIDE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METAL OXIDE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18053796 SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL GROWTH USING SOURCE POWDER FROM CRUCIBLE WALL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18332032 VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS AND VAPOR PHASE GROWTH METHOD Non-Final OA NuFlare Technology, Inc.

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