Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: VANORE, DAVID A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2682 2855 2878 2881

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

David A. Vanore has resolved 1269 cases in Art Unit 2682. The allowance rate is 88.9 percent, and the median days to allowance is 688. These figures show a successful and efficient prosecution record in Tech Center 2800. The 1269 cases provide a stable statistical basis for these performance metrics.

The interview lift is 7.5 percent. This 7.5 percent lift suggests that interviews have a modest positive impact on the 88.9 percent allowance rate. With 1269 cases of experience, the 7.5 percent lift and 688-day timeline provide a reliable baseline for applicant expectations. While the 7.5 percent lift is not as high as in other units, it still offers a useful tactical advantage for navigating the 688-day median pendency.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
1,287
Total Applications
+7.5%
Interview Lift
688
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1269 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.4%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
11.3%
§103 Obviousness
33.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18905665 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM) IMAGE IMPROVING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18806211 SPECIMEN IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18690667 ELECTRON BEAM-BASED EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
18969157 ANNULAR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ACCELERATED ELECTRONS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18695575 ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18693133 AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18771126 CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18270937 Charged Particle Beam Device Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18758615 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD USING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18633764 Detection of Space Charge Effect During Ion Implantation Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18567195 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO ION ANALYSIS Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18728112 SPECIMEN SUPPORT, IONIZATION METHOD, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18818079 LASER SYSTEM FOR TARGET METROLOGY AND ALTERATION IN AN EUV LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18284839 ON SYSTEM SELF-DIAGNOSIS AND SELF-CALIBRATION TECHNIQUE FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18327847 CHARGED PARTICLE TOOL, CALIBRATION METHOD, INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18671085 METHOD FOR REDUCING CHARGE AND ION OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
18940718 STERILIZATION MODULE, WATER PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING WATER PURIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
18798775 STERILIZATION MODULE AND WATER PURIFYING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
18754126 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF WAFER STRUCTURE BY DIAGONAL MILLING Non-Final OA Applied Materials Israel Ltd.

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