Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHUM, KENT N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

27.4%
Allow Rate
-42.6% vs TC avg
162
Total Applications
+38.0%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293073 DYNAMIC MASS BALANCER FOR A ROTATING POWER TOOL Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18504663 Locking Pliers with Movable Torque-Increasing Jaw Section Non-Final OA Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
18250408 ORBITAL SANDER Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18564079 ELECTRODEPOSITED WIRE FOR SAW WIRE AND METAL WIRE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODEPOSITED WIRE FOR SAW WIRE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17481450 METHOD OF PRODUCING DRILL Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18223406 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17331091 ENHANCED INTENSITY CAVITATION NOZZLES Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18481576 CMP WITH INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18452426 ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR PROCESS RELIABILITY DURING POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18214456 CONTROL OF PLATEN SHAPE IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17857999 ACOUSTIC WINDOW IN PAD BACKING LAYER FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18375202 BRUSHES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POST-CMP CLEANING OF A SURFACE Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17788197 Hand-Held Power Tool Device, Hand-Held Power Tool having the Hand-Held Power Tool Device, and Accessories having the Hand-Held Power Tool Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18286167 SYSTEM FOR HANDLING A STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA LM Wind Power A/S
18254608 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18286566 METHOD FOR FIXING A MATERIAL BLOCK FOR MECHANICAL MACHINING Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
17674429 DRIVE UNIT AND PERSONAL-CARE DEVICE WITH A DRIVE UNIT Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
17865930 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18796372 CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Winston Products, LLC
18292423 POLISHING PAD Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18359083 WORKPIECE GRINDING METHOD Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18325337 WORKPIECE GRINDING METHOD Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18186323 GRINDING METHOD OF WAFER Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
17660667 PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
17658132 GRINDING METHOD Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
17652537 GRINDING APPARATUS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18462150 SERVICE TOOL Non-Final OA Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
17618810 APPLICATOR DEVICE Non-Final OA GEKA GmbH
18570231 POLISHING HEAD, POLISHING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER Non-Final OA SUMCO CORPORATION
18568469 DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING METHOD FOR WORK AND DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING APPARATUS FOR WORK Non-Final OA SUMCO Corporation

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