USPTO Examiner LUND JEFFRIE ROBERT - Art Unit 1716

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18825040ETCHING DEVICE AND ETCHING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810YesNo
18730489SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS DEVICE AND PROCESS CHAMBER THEREOFJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18750473METHOD OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSJune 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18744079CLEANING ASSEMBLIES FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBERSJune 2024November 2025Allow1710YesNo
18740411SOLIDS VAPORIZERJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18667069SHOWER HEAD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODMay 2024December 2025Allow1901YesNo
17924293METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH DEVICEMay 2024July 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18630603SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METASTABLE ACTIVATED RADICAL SELECTIVE STRIP AND ETCH USING DUAL PLENUM SHOWERHEADApril 2024December 2024Allow820YesNo
18630683SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METASTABLE ACTIVATED RADICAL SELECTIVE STRIP AND ETCH USING DUAL PLENUM SHOWERHEADApril 2024November 2024Allow820YesNo
18630726SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METASTABLE ACTIVATED RADICAL SELECTIVE STRIP AND ETCH USING DUAL PLENUM SHOWERHEADApril 2024December 2025Allow2010YesNo
18626047SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBERS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING THE SAMEApril 2024January 2026Allow2200NoNo
18442865APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES, METHODS AND USES FOR VISUALISING A PRINT ON AN OBJECTFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18526472SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1600YesNo
18475355ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUSSeptember 2023November 2023Allow200NoNo
18373364SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2621YesNo
18368285DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITIVE SENSOR FOR IN-SITU FILM THICKNESS AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MEASUREMENTSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1200NoNo
18457821WAFER TRANSFER CARRIER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHODAugust 2023January 2026Allow2801NoNo
18456810SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2023September 2025Allow2401NoNo
18452918SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUSAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18446984ALD APPARATUS, METHOD AND VALVEAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18355224METHOD FOR USING SHIELD PLATE IN A CVD REACTORJuly 2023May 2024Allow1000YesNo
18353293SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEJuly 2023October 2025Allow2701YesNo
18218579WAFER EDGE PROFILE CONTROL USING CONNECTED EDGE RING HARDWAREJuly 2023January 2026Allow3100NoNo
18217696SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METASTABLE ACTIVATED RADICAL SELECTIVE STRIP AND ETCH USING DUAL PLENUM SHOWERHEADJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410YesNo
18205415METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING IMPROVED GAS FLOW TO A PROCESSING VOLUME OF A PROCESSING CHAMBERJune 2023December 2025Allow3020YesNo
18323769PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2023June 2025Allow2501NoNo
18199223Showerhead Assembly with Heated ShowerheadMay 2023March 2026Allow3410NoNo
18035456SUBLIMATION CONTROL USING DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE SENSINGMay 2023August 2025Allow2721YesNo
18140444SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FORMING THE SAMEApril 2023September 2025Allow2801NoNo
18298416SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODApril 2023December 2025Allow3211NoNo
18132593METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPOSITING A LAYERApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18029898APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILMMarch 2023August 2025Allow2821YesNo
18121479GAS INJECTION APPARATUS FOR LAYER DEPOSITIONMarch 2023March 2026Allow3600NoNo
18115738SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2801NoNo
18173763DEPOSITION APPARATUSFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3500NoNo
18106857SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2801NoNo
18101749COATING APPARATUSJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3740YesNo
18097559SEQUENTIAL INFILTRATION SYNTHESIS APPARATUSJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1110NoNo
18093010SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROCESSING TOOL WITH IMPROVED LEAK CHECKJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3901NoNo
18080935DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLEANSING THE SAMEDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3441YesNo
18080206FILTER STRUCTURE AND SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM INCLUDING FILTER STRUCTUREDecember 2022February 2026Allow3810YesNo
18077607SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18076062SINTERED MATERIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SINTERED MATERIALDecember 2022January 2026Allow3820YesNo
18074872APPARATUS AND METHODS TO REDUCE PARTICLES IN A FILM DEPOSITION CHAMBERDecember 2022November 2024Abandon2320NoNo
18008325SPLIT SHOWERHEAD COOLING PLATEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3300NoNo
18070034SEMICONDUCTOR CHAMBER COMPONENTS WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE COATINGNovember 2022September 2025Allow3310YesNo
17991826DEFECT-REDUCING COATING METHODNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17985594Apparatus and Methods for Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) Deposition in Semiconductor EquipmentNovember 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
17979074DUAL DEPOSITION CHAMBER APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SILICON MATERIALNovember 2022November 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17922279HEATER DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEMSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3200NoNo
17921871SHOWERHEAD DESIGNS FOR CONTROLLING DEPOSITION ON WAFER BEVEL/EDGEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3100NoNo
18045419REACTOR MANIFOLDSOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510YesNo
17958282ASYMMETRIC INJECTION FOR BETTER WAFER UNIFORMITYSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17946842ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION PART COATING CHAMBERSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17943843SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1100YesNo
17901521SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17892780SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSAugust 2022September 2025Allow3710YesNo
17871826SCREWLESS SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBERSJuly 2022August 2024Allow2420NoNo
17871607PROCESS KITS AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROCESSING CHAMBERS TO FACILITATE DEPOSITION PROCESS ADJUSTABILITYJuly 2022December 2024Allow2932YesNo
17814007MECHANISMS FOR SUPPLYING PROCESS GAS INTO WAFER PROCESS APPARATUSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3200YesNo
17867589APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW PROCESS MATERIAL TO A DEPOSITION CHAMBERJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17863422PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UPPER ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING UPPER ELECTRODE ASSEMBLYJuly 2022August 2025Allow3711YesNo
17863173PAD RAISING MECHANISM IN WAFER POSITIONING PEDESTAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSINGJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17860573SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022December 2025Allow4110YesNo
17857984METAL COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND PROCESS CHAMBER HAVING THE METAL COMPONENTJuly 2022January 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17856613METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2022July 2024Allow2420YesNo
17847585CONTROL VALVE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2022August 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17832775FILM THICKNESS UNIFORMITY IMPROVEMENT USING EDGE RING AND BIAS ELECTRODE GEOMETRYJune 2022November 2024Allow3030YesNo
17613684FLOW PATH MEMBERMay 2022September 2025Allow4611YesNo
17756681PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHODMay 2022March 2025Allow3411NoNo
17804128APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING FILM FORMING PROCESS ON SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF USING VACUUM CHUCK MECHANISM PROVIDED IN THE APPARATUSMay 2022November 2024Allow3000NoNo
17744852RING CARRIER AND SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEMMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17742637TUNABLE PLASMA EXCLUSION ZONE IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATIONMay 2022February 2025Allow3311NoNo
17722874SHADOW MASK APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE ETCH DEPTHSApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17656009GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS, GAS SUPPLY METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2024Allow2111YesNo
17689565VAPORIZER, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17682457MULTI-CHAMBER SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3510NoNo
17681186SOLIDS VAPORIZERFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2521YesNo
17432343ETCHING DEVICE AND ETCHING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4921NoNo
17590681GAS HUB FOR PLASMA REACTORFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1400YesNo
17582188Graphite PlateJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3320YesNo
17648436PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2600NoNo
17576216SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3311YesNo
17575049SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORAGE AND SUPPLY OF F3NO-FREE FNO GASES AND F3NO-FREE FNO GAS MIXTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSESJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2830NoNo
17565808SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2021September 2024Allow3301NoNo
17646426LOAD ASSEMBLIES FOR LOADING PARTS IN A FURNACEDecember 2021February 2024Allow2521YesNo
17644028ASYMMETRICAL SEALING AND GAS FLOW CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021May 2024Allow3020YesNo
17643718SHOWERHEAD SHROUDDecember 2021March 2022Allow300NoNo
17519596PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHODNovember 2021June 2024Allow3201YesNo
17517253RECIPE UPDATING METHODNovember 2021September 2024Allow3501NoNo
17605587GAS DISTRIBUTION UNIT IN CONNECTION WITH ALD REACTOROctober 2021March 2022Allow500YesNo
17507956PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHODOctober 2021July 2025Abandon4531NoNo
17605633PRECURSOR SUPPLY CHAMBEROctober 2021December 2025Allow5040YesNo
17604579WORKPIECE CARRIER DEVICE, METHOD FOR COATING A WORKPIECE, AND WORKPIECEOctober 2021April 2025Allow4230YesNo
17450886PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHODOctober 2021July 2023Allow2101NoNo
17603429APPARATUSES AND METHOD FOR ORIENTED DEPOSITIONOctober 2021September 2024Allow3612NoNo
17477750IN-SITU SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER TEMPERATURE APPARATUSSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3521YesNo
17468536METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POST EXPOSURE PROCESSING OF PHOTORESIST WAFERSSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2500YesNo
17445562SUPPRESSION OF PARASITIC DEPOSITION IN A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM BY SUPPRESSING PRECURSOR FLOW AND PLASMA OUTSIDE OF SUBSTRATE REGIONAugust 2021March 2023Allow1900YesNo
17407641SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2021June 2023Abandon2211NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
44
Examiner Affirmed
26
(59.1%)
Examiner Reversed
18
(40.9%)
Reversal Percentile
63.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
93
Allowed After Appeal Filing
27
(29.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
66
(71.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.5%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 29.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT works in Art Unit 1716 and has examined 729 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT's allowance rate of 67.2% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT receive 2.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT. This interview benefit is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 15.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 52.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 64.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 4% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.