Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TSAI, HSIEN C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2881

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
336
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
860
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 315 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17975016 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ELECTRODE TO LIMIT DEPOSITION RATES AND DISTORTION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18139446 MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING VACUUM SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
18366842 VAPORIZER, ION SOURCE, ION BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS, AND AN OPERATING METHOD FOR A VAPORIZER Non-Final OA NISSIN ION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18138709 HEIGHT SENSING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRON BEAM METROLOGY TOOL Non-Final OA KLA Corporation
18526553 SIGNAL ELECTRON BEAM DEFLECTOR FOR AN ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS, ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DEFLECTING A SIGNAL ELECTRON BEAM Non-Final OA ICT Integrated Circuit Testing Gesellschaft für Halbleiterprüftechnik mbH
18176195 METHOD FOR EVALUATING THERMIONIC ELECTRON EMITTER IN SITU Non-Final OA NuFlare Technology America, Inc.
17142488 X-Ray Inspection Device and Means for Triggering Activation of Same Non-Final OA EXELON GENERATION COMPANY LLC

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