Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1718

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
661
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 632 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18586037 ETCHING COMPOSITION FOR TITANIUM-CONTAINING LAYER, ETCHING METHOD OF ETCHING TITANIUM-CONTAINING LAYER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE ETCHING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18210461 IN-SITU ALUMINIUM CLEANING USING ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING FOLLOWED BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION CAPPING FOR ENHANCED ALUMINIUM MIRRORS FOR VUV OPTICS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18377615 GROOVES FOR EDGE AND HOT SPOT COMPENSATION IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18091188 ELECTRICAL LAYER WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18560065 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18430313 METHOD FOR ETCHING A PATTERN IN A LAYER OF A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18230771 METHOD OF TREATING RAZOR BLADE CUTTING EDGES Final Rejection The Gillette Company LLC
18230759 METHOD OF TREATING RAZOR BLADE CUTTING EDGES Final Rejection The Gillette Company LLC
18230778 METHOD OF TREATING RAZOR BLADE CUTTING EDGES Non-Final OA The Gillette Company LLC
18061617 CLEANING LIQUID AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
17929779 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING BIOMATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Seagate Technology LLC
18231403 SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
18251483 METAL-GAS-FILLED CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection KYOTO UNIVERSITY
17792227 POLISHING AGENT, STOCK SOLUTION FOR POLISHING AGENT, AND POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
18373394 WET PROCESSING WITH AUTOMATIC PROCESS CONTROL Final Rejection Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
18462386 METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA PSK INC.
18268198 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA PSK INC.

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