Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Marc Carlson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARLSON, MARC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1711 1714 3655 3666 3723 3725 3763 3795

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARLSON, MARC is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 1711. The profile records 1040 resolved cases, a 71.0% allowance rate, and a median of 982 days to allowance. The interview lift is 23.4%, suggesting that interviews can contribute meaningfully to prosecution outcomes without defining the overall allowance pattern.

Listed company activity includes LG Electronics Inc., Valeo S.A., and Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG. The associated firms are Arcane Law PLLC, Brooks Kushman P.C., and CKC & Partners Co., LLC. The substantial resolved-case record gives practitioners a broad basis for planning, with interviews serving as one component of a generally favorable allowance environment.

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

Performance Statistics

71.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
1,097
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1040 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832332 WET MOP MODULE OF CLEANER Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18293224 CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANER Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
17918481 CLEANER STATION Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18763456 STATION, CLEANING SYSTEM INCLUDING STATION, AND CLEANING PAD REPLACING METHOD OF STATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18983166 CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18846419 WIPER BLADE DEVICE, WINDSHIELD WIPER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18053872 DRAIN AUGER Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18111724 BATTERY-POWERED BACKPACK BLOWER Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER, INC.
18019374 APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATIC REFRESHING OF AN ADHESIVE ROLL Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18038412 VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18837221 DEVICE FOR WIPING AN OPTICAL SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
18837208 WIPER BLADE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
18838942 WIPER ARM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18475085 EXPLOSION-PROOF WET SEPARATOR VACUUM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Marc Carlson's allowance rate?

71.0% of resolved applications examined by Marc Carlson were allowed (1,040 resolved cases), compared with 63.9% across Art Unit 1711 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Marc Carlson?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Marc Carlson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Marc Carlson took 982 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Marc Carlson work in?

Marc Carlson examines applications in Art Unit 1711 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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