Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1718

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.1%
Allow Rate
-20.9% vs TC avg
107
Total Applications
+58.2%
Interview Lift
1313
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
69.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§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.
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.
17476200 UNIFORM PLASMA LINEAR ION SOURCE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17156957 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSES Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18249552 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17860127 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A THICKNESS OF A PROTECTIVE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17848596 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE SUPPORT Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17757781 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17655071 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17761091 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY APPARATUS AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY METHOD Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17380624 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17433693 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18179187 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH GAS LINE FOR TRANSPORTING EXCITED SPECIES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
17840870 SUSCEPTOR CLEANING Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
17967347 Substrate Processing Apparatus Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18198780 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17518480 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection 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
17878496 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD AND ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION DEVICE Final Rejection MEIDENSHA CORPORATION

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