Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
28 pending office actions • 1 client • 21 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 27 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 27 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 23 (82%) |
| §102 only | 2 (7%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (11%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHUM, KENT N | 3 | 27.6% | +37.2% |
| FRANCISCO, TRISHA JOY UTULO | 2 | — | — |
| DION, MARCEL T | 2 | 39.7% | +35.6% |
| ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 2 | 55.5% | +27.1% |
| HOLIZNA, CALEB ANDREW | 2 | 66.9% | +36.8% |
| KACKAR, RAM N | 2 | 39.4% | +59.0% |
| ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1 | 48.0% | +12.9% |
| LAOBAK, ANDREW KEELAN | 1 | 78.4% | +31.3% |
| TRAN, BINH X | 1 | 81.4% | +12.3% |
| CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES | 1 | 56.1% | +41.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18435853 | DEPOSITION AND ETCHING FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF DEPOSITED DIELECTRIC FILM FROM TOPS OF FINS | TRAN, BINH X | 43d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18214456 | CONTROL OF PLATEN SHAPE IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING | SHUM, KENT N | 86d overdue |
| 18481576 | CMP WITH INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS | SHUM, KENT N | 9d |
| 18452426 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR PROCESS RELIABILITY DURING POLISHING | SHUM, KENT N | 15d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17984201 | WAFER PROFILING FOR ETCHING SYSTEM | KACKAR, RAM N | 97d overdue |
| 18214456 | CONTROL OF PLATEN SHAPE IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING | SHUM, KENT N | 86d overdue |
| 18481513 | INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS AND CONTROL OF CARRIER HEAD SWEEP | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 70d overdue |
| 17858006 | ACOUSTIC WINDOW WITH LIQUID-FILLED PORES FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND METHODS OF FORMING PADS | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 42d overdue |
| 16831664 | SLURRY TEMPERATURE CONTROL BY MIXING AT DISPENSING | DION, MARCEL T | 38d overdue |
| 18417124 | POLISHING HEAD WITH RETAINING RING WEAR SENSING | DION, MARCEL T | 31d overdue |
| 17855524 | DETECTION OF PLANARIZATION FROM ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DURING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING | HOLIZNA, CALEB ANDREW | 2d overdue |
| 18481576 | CMP WITH INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS | SHUM, KENT N | 9d |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Applied Materials | 28 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 16 |
| 1713 | 2 |
| 3745 | 2 |
| 1716 | 2 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| 1619 | 1 |
| 1686 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18613671 | METHOD FOR COATING PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTRATES | Applied Materials, Inc. | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1613 | Other | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18590752 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING CARRIER HEAD | Applied Materials, Inc. | FRANCISCO, TRISHA JOY UTULO | 3723 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18582453 | PROCESSING OF SIGNALS FROM IN-SITU MONITORING SYSTEM IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING | Applied Materials, Inc. | LAOBAK, ANDREW KEELAN | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18435853 | DEPOSITION AND ETCHING FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF DEPOSITED DIELECTRIC FILM FROM TOPS OF FINS | Applied Materials, Inc. | TRAN, BINH X | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18417304 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CMP TEMPERATURE CONTROL | Applied Materials, Inc. | CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18417124 | POLISHING HEAD WITH RETAINING RING WEAR SENSING | Applied Materials, Inc. | DION, MARCEL T | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18494632 | CONTROL OF CARRIER HEAD SWEEP AND PLATEN SHAPE | Applied Materials, Inc. | SEHN, MICHAEL L | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18377599 | RETAINING RING FOR EDGE COMPENSATION BY SLURRY FLOW CONTROL | Applied Materials, Inc. | SAENZ, ALBERTO | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18481513 | INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS AND CONTROL OF CARRIER HEAD SWEEP | Applied Materials, Inc. | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18481576 | CMP WITH INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS | Applied Materials, Inc. | SHUM, KENT N | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18376356 | POLISHING HEAD WITH FLEXURE EXTENDING THROUGH PRESSURE CHAMBER | Applied Materials, Inc. | HOLIZNA, CALEB ANDREW | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18376282 | POLISHING HEAD WITH DECOUPLED MEMBRANE POSITION CONTROL | Applied Materials, Inc. | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 3723 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18239929 | RETAINER FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING CARRIER HEAD | Applied Materials, Inc. | FRANCISCO, TRISHA JOY UTULO | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 87d overdue | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18456836 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER LID AND COATING | Applied Materials, Inc. | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18452426 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR PROCESS RELIABILITY DURING POLISHING | Applied Materials, Inc. | SHUM, KENT N | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18352446 | MONITORING THICKNESS IN FACE-UP POLISHING WITH ROLLER | Applied Materials, Inc. | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 3700 | — | Non-Final OA | 175d overdue | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18214456 | CONTROL OF PLATEN SHAPE IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING | Applied Materials, Inc. | SHUM, KENT N | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 86d overdue | Pending | Jun 26, 2023 |
| 18206847 | CCP GAS DELIVERY NOZZLE | Applied Materials, Inc. | KACKAR, RAM N | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18205262 | MONITORING OF ACOUSTIC EVENTS ON A SUBSTRATE | Applied Materials, Inc. | FORDJOUR, SARAH AKYAA | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18199614 | DRUG COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME | Applied Materials, Inc. | TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V | 1615 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 18199625 | OZONE-BASED LOW TEMPERATURE SILICON OXIDE COATING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS | Applied Materials, Inc. | MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN | 1619 | Other | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 17984201 | WAFER PROFILING FOR ETCHING SYSTEM | Applied Materials, Inc. | KACKAR, RAM N | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 97d overdue | Pending | Nov 09, 2022 |
| 17961516 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF CMP RETAINING RING | Applied Materials, Inc. | SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Oct 06, 2022 |
| 17952059 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF CONDITIONER DURING POLISHING | Applied Materials, Inc. | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17858006 | ACOUSTIC WINDOW WITH LIQUID-FILLED PORES FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND METHODS OF FORMING PADS | Applied Materials, Inc. | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Jul 05, 2022 |
| 17855524 | DETECTION OF PLANARIZATION FROM ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DURING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING | Applied Materials, Inc. | HOLIZNA, CALEB ANDREW | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17698769 | UTILIZATION OF SPARCE CODEBOOK IN MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENT IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION IMAGING | Applied Materials, Inc. | PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN | 1686 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Mar 18, 2022 |
| 16831664 | SLURRY TEMPERATURE CONTROL BY MIXING AT DISPENSING | Applied Materials, Inc. | DION, MARCEL T | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Mar 26, 2020 |
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