Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1713 1718 3723

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.2%
Allow Rate
-27.8% vs TC avg
111
Total Applications
+51.6%
Interview Lift
1340
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
91.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18328298 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18141341 SHOCK ABSORBING PLATE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18452933 REMOVING SCALE FROM A PIPELINE Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18179187 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH GAS LINE FOR TRANSPORTING EXCITED SPECIES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
17857344 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING SUBSTRATE SUPPORT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18138733 MULTI-ELECTRODE SOURCE ASSEMBLY FOR PLASMA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17880335 SHARED RPS CLEAN AND BYPASS DELIVERY ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17510111 HORIZONTAL BUFFING MODULE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17156957 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSES Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18354705 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18298829 Method and System for Plasma Processing Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18147157 HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, PROCESSING TARGET PROTECTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17860127 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A THICKNESS OF A PROTECTIVE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17757781 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17761091 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY APPARATUS AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY METHOD Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17433693 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17967347 Substrate Processing Apparatus Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18198780 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17915573 EDGE RING FOR LOCALIZED DELIVERY OF TUNING GAS Final Rejection LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17612536 SHOWERHEAD INSERT FOR UNIFORMITY TUNING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17593117 PLASMA ETCH TOOL FOR HIGH ASPECT RATIO ETCHING Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18840629 APPARATUS FOR FINE POWDER PARTICLE PROCESSING UTILIZING CENTRIFUGAL CONFINEMENT TO MITIGATE PARTICLE ELUTRIATION Non-Final OA CVD Equipment Corporation
18122509 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURRENT SENSING USING EMBEDDED ELECTRODES Final Rejection MKS Inc.
17878496 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD AND ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION DEVICE Final Rejection MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
17756306 Gas Distribution Plate, Fluidizing Device and Reaction Method Final Rejection SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY SINOPEC

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