Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Rudy Zervigon, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZERVIGON, RUDY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 1714 1715 1716 1718 1792 2812 2881

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
1,121
Total Applications
-5.4%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1082 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18669753 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18479233 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18327211 PLASMA POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA POST-PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19313558 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR FORMING SUPER-LATTICE STRUCTURES USING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B. V.
18386481 CHAMBER LINER FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18773920 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18856129 FLOWRATE CONTROL UNIT FOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18159865 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18014884 FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17845354 SHOWER HEAD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18652612 PROCESSING CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED ETCHING AND DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18589251 LINERS HAVING FLOW OPENINGS, AND RELATED CHAMBER KITS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND METHODS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18391089 CHAMBER KITS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND METHODS FOR GAS ACTIVATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18540680 GAS FLOW SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS, FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18558817 NOZZLE FOR A DISTRIBUTOR OF A MATERIAL DEPOSITION SOURCE, MATERIAL DEPOSITION SOURCE, VACUUM DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18065742 Gas Distribution Apparatuses Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18077087 REDUCTION OF BR2 AND CL2 IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18279027 AUTOMATED THIN FILM DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND THIN FILM DEPOSITION METHOD TO WHICH MACHINE LEARNING IS APPLIED Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rudy Zervigon's allowance rate?

66.9% of resolved applications examined by Rudy Zervigon were allowed (1,082 resolved cases), compared with 62.4% across Art Unit 1713 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rudy Zervigon?

This examiner's interview lift is -5.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rudy Zervigon take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rudy Zervigon took 1,251 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rudy Zervigon work in?

Rudy Zervigon examines applications in Art Unit 1713 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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