Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ZERVIGON, RUDY

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

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
1,110
Total Applications
-5.4%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1078 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18720333 THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENT FACILITY AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE FRICTION COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
18815363 PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18669753 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18327211 PLASMA POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA POST-PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18761458 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18029963 SHOWERHEAD WITH INTEGRAL DIVERT FLOW PATH Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
17781447 PRESSURE BATCH COMPENSATION TO STABILIZE CD VARIATION FOR TRIM AND DEPOSITION PROCESSES Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18773920 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18652612 PROCESSING CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED ETCHING AND DEPOSITION Non-Final OA 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.
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.
18856129 FLOWRATE CONTROL UNIT FOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18350519 PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS 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
18430036 COATING METHOD, PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
17964651 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
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
18938859 SHOWERHEAD UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18515867 SUBSTRATE HEATER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18369967 DELAYERING APPARATUS AND METHODS Non-Final OA FEI Company

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