Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1713 1718 2872 4100

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.4%
Allow Rate
-1.6% vs TC avg
677
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
1170
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 658 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18973788 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AN IN-SITU ETCH OF REACTION CHAMBERS WITH FLUORINE-BASED RADICALS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18861003 POLISHING LIQUID FOR CMP, POLISHING LIQUID SET FOR CMP, AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18839049 ETCHING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18846229 FAST ATOMIC LAYER ETCH Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18724531 METHOD FOR REDUCING VARIATIONS IN MASK TOPOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18701479 STRIP WITH BEVEL CLEANING Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18977848 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18610909 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ETCH SELECTIVITY OF ETCHANT SOLUTION Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18430313 METHOD FOR ETCHING A PATTERN IN A LAYER OF A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18728534 ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING OF METALS USING NOVEL CO-REACTANTS AS HALOGENATING AGENTS Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
18624852 SITU PROTECTIVE POLYMER VIA MILLING-EXCITATION Non-Final OA FEI Company

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