Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/069,728

LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 04, 2025

Priority

Mar 31, 2020 — RE 10-2020-0039376 +2 more

Examiner

LEE, KEVIN G

Art Unit

1711

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

LG Electronics Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 64% of cases after interview

— +26.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LEE, KEVIN G View full profile →

Grants 64% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

373 granted / 585 resolved

-1.2% vs TC avg

Strong +26% interview lift

Without

With

+26.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

629

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

86.3%

+46.3% vs TC avg

§102

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

§112

9.8%

-30.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 585 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 04, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 08, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/857,888

Patent 12677622

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

4y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/299,551

Patent 12655561

APPARATUS FOR DOSING DETERGENT, CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND DOSING POWDER DETERGENT AND/OR LIQUID DETERGENT, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM

5y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/475,720

Patent 12635478

SUBSTRATE CLEANING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD

4y 8m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/068,869

Patent 12635444

APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE

3y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/121,984

Patent 12630955

PORTABLE MASK CLEANING DEVICE

3y 2m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

64%

Grant Probability

90%

With Interview (+26.1%)

3y 3m (~1y 10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 585 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.