Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SONG, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1714 1792

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.2%
Allow Rate
-4.8% vs TC avg
949
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 887 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18395658 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INGOT AND SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWING FURNACE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18590572 LOW TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC EPITAXIAL PROCESS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18051236 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC SOLID CRYSTALS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18555514 INGOT GROWING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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.
18873715 METHOD FOR PREPARING FULLERENE SINGLE-CRYSTAL FILMS AND USES FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
17659235 SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT, CRYSTAL GROWTH DIE, AND SINGLE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA AGC INC.
18306455 Multi-port Phase Compensation Nested Microwave-plasma Apparatus for Diamond Film Deposition Non-Final OA Hangzhou Dianzi University
18410216 SiC SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
16902117 HYDRIDE VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY REACTORS Final Rejection Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
18902914 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GROWING SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS WITH MULTI-COMPONENT GARNET STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MEISHAN BOYA ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18294193 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON ROD Non-Final OA SILTRONIC AG
18348533 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SINGLE CRYSTAL BLANK Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
18411957 METHODS FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON WAFERS FOR INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
18529747 SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT PULLER WITH HIGH-POWER LASER BEAM AS AUXILIARY HEATING SOURCE Non-Final OA GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
18448787 CRUCIBLES HAVING ANCHORS 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.
17924306 SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Everbright Institute of Semiconductor Photonics Co., Ltd.
18505963 APPARATUS FOR RETROGRADE SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA SLT Technologies, Inc.
18355676 INTERNALLY-HEATED HIGH-PRESSURE APPARATUS FOR SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH Non-Final OA SLT Technologies, Inc.
18356127 COMPOUND INTERNALLY-HEATED HIGH-PRESSURE APPARATUS FOR SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH Final Rejection SLT Technologies, Inc.
18283210 MOLTEN SILICON FEEDER FOR CONTINUOUS CZOCHRALSKI SINGLE CRYSTALS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI YINWAN PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
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.
17700746 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL GRADIENT FREEZE 8 INCH GALLIUM ARSENIDE SUBSTRATES Final Rejection AXT, Inc.
16036724 In-Situ Passivation for Nonlinear Optical Crystals Non-Final OA KLA-Tencor Corporation

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