Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SWEELY, KURT D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1718

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.7%
Allow Rate
-12.3% vs TC avg
277
Total Applications
+35.3%
Interview Lift
1360
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 222 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825121 COOLING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18443517 DLC FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DLC FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCOR MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE DLC FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18418868 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18239155 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18209641 SHOWERHEAD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17993055 GAS SUPPLY MODULE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18467775 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17837364 MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR GROUP-III COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18787053 PROTECTED METALLIC COMPONENTS, REACTION CHAMBERS INCLUDING PROTECTED METALLIC COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND UTILIZING PROTECTED METALLIC COMPONENTS Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18678219 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18638154 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18585313 WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FILM UNIFORMITY IMPROVEMENT CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18105275 REACTOR COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17847470 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPRATUS INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE LIFT MECHANISM Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18690918 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18437139 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-SITU MARANGONI CLEANING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17232319 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED PRODUCTION YIELD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18590478 GAS INJECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED GAS MIXING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18424470 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANGLED ION PROCESSING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18232668 SHOWERHEAD FOR FAST DELIVERY OF INCOMPATABLE PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18223184 SHAPED FACEPLATE FOR EXTREME EDGE FILM UNIFORMITY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18122530 PROCESSING SYSTEMS, CHAMBERS, AND RELATED METHODS INCLUDING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS FOR ENERGY HARNESSING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17835730 HIGH-EFFICIENCY RF REMOTE PLASMA SOURCE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17566584 UNIFORMITY CONTROL FOR PLASMA PROCESSING USING WALL RECOMBINATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17549703 METHOD TO MEASURE RADICAL ION FLUX USING A MODIFIED PIRANI VACUUM GAUGE ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc
17463966 INTEGRATED EPITAXY AND PRECLEAN SYSTEM Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17244752 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS HAVING ELEVATED SURFACES FOR HEAT TRANSFER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18648828 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18108391 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17994711 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MICROWAVE RADIATION SOURCE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited

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