Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 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
1,107
Total Applications
-5.9%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1069 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18815363 PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18761458 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18065889 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT PLATE FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL ON EDGES OF A SUBSTRATE FACE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18386481 CHAMBER LINER FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18735190 COATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18720333 THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENT FACILITY AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE FRICTION COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
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.
18540680 GAS FLOW SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS, 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.
18382114 CASSETTE STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS FOR BATCH PROCESSING IN EPITAXIAL DEPOSITION OPERATIONS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18375339 METAL BONDED ESC WITH OUTER CERAMIC VACUUM ISOLATION RING FOR CRYOGENIC SERVICE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18065742 Gas Distribution Apparatuses Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18350519 PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17818547 FILM FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17845354 SHOWER HEAD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17964651 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
17591396 Substrate Processing Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device Final Rejection 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
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 Final Rejection LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18390078 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18545660 APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18515867 SUBSTRATE HEATER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18119882 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18369967 DELAYERING APPARATUS AND METHODS Non-Final OA FEI Company

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