Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CADUGAN, ERICA E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3726

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Erica E. Cadugan is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3722. The examiner has 547 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 63.1 percent. This rate represents the frequency of patent grants among all applications that have reached a final resolution. The 547 resolved cases offer a data set for understanding the examiner's historical outcomes.

The interview lift is 50.5 percent, which shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is held. This figure suggests that direct communication is a factor in the prosecution process. The median days to allowance is 1192. This number indicates the typical timeframe from the filing of an application to the grant of a patent for cases handled by this examiner.

The 63.1 percent allowance rate and the 50.5 percent interview lift provide specific data points for applicants in Art Unit 3722. The 1192 median days to allowance serves as a measure of the duration for prosecution that results in a grant. These metrics are derived from the 547 resolved cases and define the current profile for Erica E. Cadugan.

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
574
Total Applications
+50.5%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
27.9%
§103 Obviousness
50.5%
§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
18552282 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
19035450 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Non-Final OA TOTO LTD.
19073823 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK WITH LIGHT-UP RESISTANT FLOW ENHANCEMENT PLUG Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17997558 REPLACING APPARATUS AND REPLACING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18254889 APPARATUS FOR BANDING AND PEELING CONNECTOR RIBBON Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18560175 MACHINE TOOL Non-Final OA DMG MORI CO., LTD.

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