Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Erica E Cadugan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CADUGAN, ERICA E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3725 3726

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

CADUGAN, ERICA E is assigned to USPTO Technology Center 3700 and art unit 3722. The record includes 547 resolved cases and a 63.1% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1192 days, giving applicants a substantial timeline for examination and making early prosecution planning important.

The reported interview lift is 50.5%, making examiner interviews a prominent feature of the profile. Robert Bosch GmbH, Black & Decker Inc., and Gimbel Group LLC Dba Gimbel Automation are the listed companies. BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and HSML P.C. are the identified firms. Practitioners should prepare concise explanations of the claimed operation and use interviews to test focused amendments while protecting the core technical disclosure.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
581
Total Applications
+50.5%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
27.8%
§103 Obviousness
51.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18673644 Hand-Held Power Tool Having a Clamping Element and a Clamping Element Operating Unit Which Can be Actuated Without Tools, and a Method for Clamping an Insertion Tool Having a Clamping Element Operating Unit that Can be Actuated Without Tools Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18391927 POWER TOOL CHUCK Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
18552282 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
17997558 REPLACING APPARATUS AND REPLACING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18075244 CHUCK TABLE FOR A WAFER CLEANING TOOL Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
19073823 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK WITH LIGHT-UP RESISTANT FLOW ENHANCEMENT PLUG Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17679096 TOOL STORAGE AND MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
18560175 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Erica E Cadugan's allowance rate?

63.1% of resolved applications examined by Erica E Cadugan were allowed (547 resolved cases), compared with 54.2% across Art Unit 3722 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Erica E Cadugan?

This examiner's interview lift is +50.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Erica E Cadugan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Erica E Cadugan took 1,192 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Erica E Cadugan work in?

Erica E Cadugan examines applications in Art Unit 3722 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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