USPTO Examiner ZERVIGON RUDY - Art Unit 1716

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18728824COATING CHAMBER WITH DISTANCE DETECTION FOR THE SUBSTRATESJuly 2024February 2026Allow1911NoNo
18679784APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18679771INTEGRATED SHOWERHEAD WITH THERMAL CONTROL FOR DELIVERING RADICAL AND PRECURSOR GAS TO A DOWNSTREAM CHAMBER TO ENABLE REMOTE PLASMA FILM DEPOSITIONMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18632060APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLASMA ETCHINGApril 2024November 2024Allow800YesNo
18693298BALANCING GAS FLOW TO MULTIPLE STATIONS USING HEATERS UPSTREAM OF FLOW RESTRICTORSMarch 2024March 2026Abandon2411NoNo
18604257CAPACITIVE SENSOR FOR MONITORING GAS CONCENTRATIONMarch 2024October 2024Allow700YesNo
18599767Processing Chamber With Multiple Plasma UnitsMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18689767GAS INJECTION DEVICE OF SEMICONDUCTOR THERMAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR THERMAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENTMarch 2024November 2025Allow2111NoNo
18589252SHOWERHEAD DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18439532PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2411YesNo
18427348SPATIALLY TUNABLE DEPOSITION TO COMPENSATE WITHIN WAFER DIFFERENTIAL BOWJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18419890SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18419389MONOLITHIC MODULAR MICROWAVE SOURCE WITH INTEGRATED PROCESS GAS DISTRIBUTIONJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18569325COATING PLANT FOR COATING A PLANAR OBJECT AND A METHOD FOR COATING A PLANAR OBJECTDecember 2023July 2025Allow2011YesNo
18532669CROSS FLOW GAS DELIVERY FOR PARTICLE REDUCTIONDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18529576Showerhead Faceplate Having Flow Apertures Configured for Hollow Cathode Discharge SuppressionDecember 2023November 2025Abandon2330NoNo
18526411SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATED DOSE CONTROLDecember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18516991SHOWER HEAD STRUCTURE AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAMENovember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18516087PRECURSOR CONTAINERNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18514911MASK AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2023March 2026Allow2800NoNo
18514494SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18493618SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODOctober 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18372123PE-CVD APPARATUS AND METHODSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700YesNo
18370750CONTINUOUS LINER FOR USE IN A PROCESSING CHAMBERSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010YesNo
18550940NOZZLE FOR REMOTE PLASMA CLEANING OF PROCESS CHAMBERSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900YesNo
18464805DYNAMIC MULTI ZONE FLOW CONTROL FOR A PROCESSING SYSTEMSeptember 2023June 2024Allow901NoNo
18242598CHEMICAL SOURCE VESSEL WITH DIP TUBESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1620YesNo
18239856SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18457061UNIFORM IN SITU CLEANING AND DEPOSITIONAugust 2023March 2025Allow1820YesNo
18446634HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2800NoNo
18228201SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF SERVICING ASSEMBLY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURINGJuly 2023April 2024Allow900YesNo
18227524GAS MIXING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATIONJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18361267Actively Controlled gas inject FOR PROCESS Temperature CONTROLJuly 2023December 2025Allow2800NoNo
18262261GAS INLET ASSEMBLY OF PROCESS CHAMBER, GAS INLET DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUSJuly 2023July 2025Allow2421YesNo
18223919ETCH MONITORING AND PERFORMINGJuly 2023November 2025Allow2800YesNo
18272841CRUCIBLE, EVAPORATION SOURCE, EVAPORATION METHOD, EVAPORATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DEVICEJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3131YesNo
18222024TEMPERATURE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAMEJuly 2023April 2024Allow900YesNo
18350179FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND FILM DEPOSITION METHODJuly 2023March 2025Allow2112NoNo
18346433GASBOX FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBERJuly 2023March 2024Allow900YesNo
18333361SYMMETRIC PUMP DOWN MINI-VOLUME WITH LAMINAR FLOW CAVITY GAS INJECTION FOR HIGH AND LOW PRESSUREJune 2023March 2024Allow900YesNo
18329791VACUUM PUMP PROTECTION AGAINST DEPOSITION BYPRODUCT BUILDUPJune 2023May 2024Allow1100YesNo
18198682INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA APPARATUS WITH NOVEL FARADAY SHIELDMay 2023January 2026Allow3210YesNo
18037146PRECURSOR DISPENSING SYSTEMS WITH LINE CHARGE VOLUME CONTAINERS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONMay 2023November 2025Allow3021YesNo
18196605SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH REDUCED DEAD LEGSMay 2023December 2023Allow700YesNo
18313736HARDWARE TO PREVENT BOTTOM PURGE INCURSION IN APPLICATION VOLUME AND PROCESS GAS DIFFUSION BELOW HEATERMay 2023December 2023Allow700YesNo
18139470SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ENDPOINT IN PLASMA PROCESSINGApril 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18305750PROCESS CHAMBERApril 2023May 2025Allow2421YesNo
18028684METHOD FOR GROWING SINGLE CRYSTALSMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310NoNo
18181077SEMICONDUCTOR CHAMBER COMPONENTS WITH ADVANCED COATING TECHNIQUESMarch 2023March 2025Allow2411YesNo
18173704CERAMIC SHOWERHEADS WITH CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODESFebruary 2023August 2023Allow500YesNo
18163949SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2631NoNo
18164085SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE HOLDER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2711NoNo
18105404Substrate Processing Apparatus, Substrate Processing Method, Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device and Non-transitory Computer-readable Recording MediumFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2511NoNo
18163828INTEGRATED SHOWERHEAD WITH THERMAL CONTROL FOR DELIVERING RADICAL AND PRECURSOR GAS TO A DOWNSTREAM CHAMBER TO ENABLE REMOTE PLASMA FILM DEPOSITIONFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1210YesNo
18040341SUPPORT UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAMEFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18103667ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEMJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1530YesNo
18095053BOTTOM FED SUBLIMATION BED FOR HIGH SATURATION EFFICIENCY IN SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONSJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600YesNo
18092413SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATED DOSE CONTROLJanuary 2023July 2023Allow700YesNo
18068778SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2022March 2026Allow3921YesNo
18084671PROTECTIVE GAS FLOW DURING WAFER DECHUCKING IN PVD CHAMBERDecember 2022October 2025Allow3420YesNo
18002334TRAP DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICEDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
18079903GROUNDING CAP MODULE AND GAS INJECTION DEVICEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1420YesNo
18080555ION EXTRACTION OPTICS HAVING NOVEL BLOCKER CONFIGURATIONDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900YesNo
17606933SEMICONDUCTOR ETCHING APPARATUSDecember 2022July 2025Allow4501NoNo
18009326BLOCK VALVE FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3810YesNo
18009238SEALING SURFACES OF COMPONENTS USED IN PLASMA ETCHING TOOLS USING ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONDecember 2022November 2025Abandon3621NoNo
18000635REMOVABLE SHOWERHEAD FACEPLATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOLSDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
17928762PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHODNovember 2022January 2026Allow3821YesNo
18071260Showerhead Faceplate Having Flow Apertures Configured for Hollow Cathode Discharge SuppressionNovember 2022July 2023Allow800YesNo
18059594SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE USING THE SAMENovember 2022November 2025Allow3511YesNo
17987490SHOWER HEAD ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2022December 2025Allow3720YesNo
17986693METHODS FOR ETCHING STRUCTURES WITH OXYGEN PULSINGNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900YesNo
17983907GAS DIFFUSER HOUSINGS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3201YesNo
18051321CONTINUOUS LINER FOR USE IN A PROCESSING CHAMBEROctober 2022July 2023Allow800YesNo
17974408ISOLATOR APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBERSOctober 2022July 2023Allow900YesNo
17964260BIMETALLIC FACEPLATE FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSINGOctober 2022November 2025Allow3721YesNo
17961040CHAMBER INJECTOROctober 2022July 2023Allow900YesNo
17955112SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITYSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3511YesNo
17948571HIGH TEMPERATURE VACUUM SEALSeptember 2022June 2023Allow900YesNo
17948323CLEAN ISOLATION VALVE FOR REDUCED DEAD VOLUMESeptember 2022June 2023Allow900YesNo
17941446SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFORSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1401YesNo
17903173PRECURSOR CONTAINERSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1221YesNo
17903847GAS FLOW GUIDE DESIGN FOR PLASMA SUPPRESSIONSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610YesNo
17903882SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3401NoNo
17929585SHOWERHEAD DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1510YesNo
17901487SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4120NoNo
17908050MEMBER FOR PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUSAugust 2022October 2025Allow3711NoNo
17897827GAS DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING POSITIONING DEVICEAugust 2022July 2025Allow3401NoNo
17897452GAS DISTRIBUTION APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVING MIXING UNIFORMITYAugust 2022January 2026Allow4120NoNo
17896557BAFFLE FOR A REACTOR SYSTEMAugust 2022September 2025Allow3711YesNo
17802843REACTION CHAMBERAugust 2022May 2023Allow900NoNo
17896025SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FORELINE PRESSUREAugust 2022February 2025Allow3001YesNo
17821844FILM FORMING SYSTEM AND FILM FORMING METHODAugust 2022January 2025Allow2941YesNo
17893223NORMAL PULSE PROFILE MODIFICATION IN A FILM DEPOSITION PROCESSAugust 2022January 2026Allow4120YesNo
17893783PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS, PLASMA ETCHING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION METHOD USING THE SAMEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3112YesNo
17892423Substrate Processing Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor DeviceAugust 2022August 2023Allow1201YesNo
17820670APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSINGAugust 2022September 2025Allow3720YesNo
17889930High Temperature Chemical Vapor Deposition LidAugust 2022May 2023Allow900YesNo
17889952WAFER CARRIER WITH ADJUSTABLE ALIGNMENT DEVICES AND DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT USING THE SAMEAugust 2022June 2025Allow3401NoNo
17885636SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESS VESSEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3101NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZERVIGON, RUDY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
47
Examiner Affirmed
27
(57.4%)
Examiner Reversed
20
(42.6%)
Reversal Percentile
65.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.6% 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
151
Allowed After Appeal Filing
41
(27.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
110
(72.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.4%
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, 27.2% 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 ZERVIGON, RUDY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ZERVIGON, RUDY works in Art Unit 1716 and has examined 1,077 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ZERVIGON, RUDY's allowance rate of 73.2% places them in the 37% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ZERVIGON, RUDY receive 2.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 ZERVIGON, RUDY is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -10.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZERVIGON, RUDY. This interview benefit is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 21% 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 27.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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, 79.4% 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 65.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 46.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 49.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 52% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • 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.