Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SONG, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1714 1792

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
954
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1348
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 892 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
83.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18566207 PURIFICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
18395658 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INGOT AND SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWING FURNACE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18687096 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SINGLE CRYSTAL AND SINGLE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMCO Corporation
16902117 HYDRIDE VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY REACTORS Final Rejection Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
18051236 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC SOLID CRYSTALS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18516728 LOW TEMPERATURE EPI CHAMBER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18382429 AUXILIARY FLOW PLATE FOR THICKNESS AND CONCENTRATION UNIFORMITY ADJUSTABILITY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18294193 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON ROD Non-Final OA SILTRONIC AG
18037966 POLYCRYSTAL SILICON ROD, POLYCRYSTAL SILICON ROD PRODUCTION METHOD, AND POLYCRYSTAL SILICON THERMAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
17288362 CRYSTAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING CRYSTAL, AND METHOD OF SELF-ORGANIZING SILANOL COMPOUND Final Rejection National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
17457709 Laser-Assisted Epitaxy and Etching for Manufacturing Integrated Circuits Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17659235 SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT, CRYSTAL GROWTH DIE, AND SINGLE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA AGC INC.
18683339 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18019916 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND SILICON SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18306455 Multi-port Phase Compensation Nested Microwave-plasma Apparatus for Diamond Film Deposition Non-Final OA Hangzhou Dianzi University
18348533 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SINGLE CRYSTAL BLANK Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18410216 SiC SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18600906 TRANSPARENT HORIZONTAL GRADIENT FREEZE APPARATUS WITH REGULATED GROWTH RATE Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18448788 CRUCIBLES HAVING ANCHORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING SAME Final Rejection GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
18412905 Method of Growing Personalized Single Crystal Diamond Non-Final OA Plasmability, LLC
18575113 POLYCRYSTALLINE SIC FORMED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
18567306 Equipment for Manufacturing Nitrogen-Doped Monocrystalline Silicon and Method for Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA XI’AN ESWIN MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18505963 APPARATUS FOR RETROGRADE SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA SLT Technologies, Inc.
18356127 COMPOUND INTERNALLY-HEATED HIGH-PRESSURE APPARATUS FOR SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH Final Rejection SLT Technologies, Inc.
18355676 INTERNALLY-HEATED HIGH-PRESSURE APPARATUS FOR SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH Non-Final OA SLT Technologies, Inc.
18270076 DEVICE FOR GROWING AN ARTIFICIALLY PRODUCED SINGLE CRYSTAL, IN PARTICULAR A SAPPHIRE SINGLE CRYSTAL Final Rejection FAMETEC GmbH
18270095 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MONOCRYSTALLINE CRYSTAL, IN PARTICULAR A SAPPHIRE Final Rejection FAMETEC GmbH
18199285 SYNTHESIS OF H-BN USING METALLIC SOLVENT AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOAKS Non-Final OA NS Nanotech, Inc.
18019814 EFFUSION CELL WITH RETRACTABLE CRUCIBLE FOR MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY Final Rejection HUNAN SEMICOREPI SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17924306 SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Everbright Institute of Semiconductor Photonics Co., Ltd.

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