Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, BINH X

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1781 1792

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+16.4% vs TC avg
938
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 911 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18603578 TREATMENT LIQUID FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF TREATING OBJECT TO BE TREATED Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18435853 DEPOSITION AND ETCHING FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF DEPOSITED DIELECTRIC FILM FROM TOPS OF FINS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18232985 METHODS OF ETCHING CARBON-CONTAINING FEATURES AT LOW TEMPERATURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18096207 PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18298114 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17698024 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LASER DEBOND RESIDUE FROM SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18573627 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18390221 ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18482401 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18691760 PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18378403 METHOD FOR FILLING A GAP IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE ON A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18463433 METHODS FOR FORMING MANDRELS AND SPACERS, RELATED STRUCTURES, AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding, B.V.
18335207 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18683501 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ETCHING A CARBON CONTAINING LAYER Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18596278 POLISHING COMPOSITION, POLISHING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18684991 POLISHING COMPOSITION, POLISHING COMPOSITION PRODUCTION METHOD, POLISHING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
17442105 POLISHING COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18697669 PATTERNING METHODS FOR PHOTONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA PSIQUANTUM CORP.
18293322 PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA JIANGSU LEUVEN INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
18409628 Functionalized Carbon Particle CMP Slurry Dispersion Non-Final OA DuPont Electronic Materials Holdings, Inc.
18392584 SELECTIVE THIN FILM RESISTOR AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Greensource Fabrication LLC

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