Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SEOANE, TODD MICHAEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1718

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
-3.5% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+52.4%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.1%
§102 Novelty
98.3%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17864541 PLASMA CONTROL APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18087871 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING DEVICE WITH WAFER EDGE PURGING Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
17896218 CVD APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING CHAMBER OF CVD APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18424470 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANGLED ION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18113862 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18073185 UPPER ELECTRODE AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17996524 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17903431 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17809384 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17845354 SHOWER HEAD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17907857 PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17987456 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
17951059 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND INNER TUBE Final Rejection KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
17993996 PROCESS GAS SUPPLYING UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17990715 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17979149 DETECTING UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17944190 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
17939174 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17895266 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATES AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD OF HEATING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17834154 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18168810 WAFER PLACEMENT TABLE Final Rejection NGK Insulators, Ltd.
17926413 UPPER ELECTRODE MECHANISM, CURRENT CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIO FREQUENCY COIL, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING NAURA MICROELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
17934875 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF COOLING FLUID FLOW IN AN EPITAXIAL REACTOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROCESSING Non-Final OA GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
18043492 ION BEAM ETCHING MACHINE AND LIFTING AND ROTATING PLATFORM DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA JIANGSU LEUVEN INSTRUMENTS CO. LTD
17901640 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
17901252 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
18023934 FILM FORMATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Shincron Co., Ltd.

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