Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1713 3783

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
690
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
936
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 657 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18475791 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF CLEANING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18647819 MICROWAVE PRECLEAN APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR IMPURITY REMOVAL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
19023119 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD INCLUDING A PRE-TREATMENT PROCESS OF SUPPLYING A HEATED FLUID TO A SECOND SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE AND SUPPLYING A PRE-WETTING LIQUID TO A FIRST SURFACE OF THE SUBSTRATE, WHILE ROTATING THE SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18385528 METHOD OF CLEANING PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18722896 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING AND/OR DRYING AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
19004498 IMAGING ELEMENT CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19004232 ORAL NURSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Shenzhen Soocas Technology Co., Ltd.

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