Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TUROCY, DAVID P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1716 1717 1718 1781 1792

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-18.3% vs TC avg
965
Total Applications
+36.8%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 888 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494813 BIMETALLIC ZINC/COPPER OXIDE ELECTRODE FOR CO2 CONVERSION Final Rejection KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18883747 ZnAlMg-Coated Metal Sheet with Improved Flexibility and Corresponding Manufacturing Process Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18273448 Manufacturing Apparatus Of Electrode For Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18287907 METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18991699 FIBERBOARD STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD, FIBERBOARD STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND FIBERBOARD STRUCTURE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18234937 DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17280793 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18239986 ENCAPSULATED MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MEMS DEVICE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
19068301 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON CARBIDE COATED BODY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18635639 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PATTERNING METHODS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18172149 LOUVER DESIGN FOR ELIMINATING LINE OF SIGHT Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18401087 HYDROPHOBIC-ICEPHOBIC ORGANOSILANE COMPOSITIONS, COATINGS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18382926 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY COATNG A SUBSTRATE USING SHADOWING FEATURES Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17516139 ADVANCED PRECURSORS FOR SELECTIVE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION USING SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17820962 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18788717 DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH EM RADIATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17750145 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLASMA ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION WITH PROTECTIVE GRID Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18089132 METHOD OF FORMING A CONFORMAL AND CONTINUOUS CRYSTALLINE SILICON NANOSHEET WITH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES AT LOW DOPING LEVELS Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18494430 VAPOR PHASE PRECURSOR DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18236504 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17742597 LAMELLAR PARTICLES WITH FUNCTIONAL COATING Non-Final OA VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
18505474 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18273102 ROBOTICALLY APPLIED 3D-SPRAYABLE EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS (EIFS) FOR BUILDING ENVELOPE RETROFITS Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18327558 WAFER LEVEL UNIFORMITY CONTROL IN REMOTE PLASMA FILM DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18247060 DEPOSITION RATE ENHANCEMENT OF AMORPHOUS CARBON HARD MASK FILM BY PURELY CHEMICAL MEANS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17753776 SELECTIVE GRAPHENE DEPOSITION USING REMOTE PLASMA Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18933197 PROTECTIVE COATING AND APPLICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Anton Lushnikov
18377316 METAL MASK STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Darwin Precisions Corporation
18893378 DEVICE FOR MODIFYING A LINEAR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Southwire Company, LLC
18845857 Apparatus and Method for Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition Non-Final OA LeydenJar Technologies B.V.

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