Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARLSON, MARC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1711 3655 3723 3725

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+0.7% vs TC avg
1061
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
992
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 997 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18199421 ROBOT CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18753633 PIPELINE SCALE REMOVAL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18590937 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18511379 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18681778 DUST COLLECTING DEVICE, CLEANER, AND CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18681418 WET CLOTH MODULE FOR CLEANER Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18293224 CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANER Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18578116 MOBILE ROBOT, DOCKING STATION, AND ROBOT SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17918481 CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17799504 VACUUM CLEANER STATION, VACUUM CLEANER SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VACUUM CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18336155 PIPE CLEANING MACHINE Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18019374 APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATIC REFRESHING OF AN ADHESIVE ROLL Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18332916 Lid Device for a Material Collection Container and Material Collection Device, Hand-Held Power Tool and Material Disposal Unit with such a Lid Device Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18267168 ORAL CARE DEVICE ADAPTED TO REDUCE GAG REFLEX Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18569593 HAIR CUTTING ASSEMBLY AND CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
18574711 DUST BOX, AUTOMATIC CLEANING APPARATUS AND DUST COLLECTION PILE Non-Final OA BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18264480 CLEANING APPARATUS, AND HOUSING AND SENSOR USED THEREFOR Non-Final OA BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18553247 FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Diversey, Inc.
18475085 EXPLOSION-PROOF WET SEPARATOR VACUUM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18589566 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH VAPOR DISPENSING Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18282471 SUPPLYING LIQUID TO AT LEAST ONE WHEEL OF A SUCTION HEAD Non-Final OA VERSUNI HOLDING B.V.
18282473 SUCTION HEAD FOR APPLICATION IN A VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA VERSUNI HOLDING B.V.
18513130 FLOOR NOZZLE APPARATUS AND SUCTION CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
18284703 REFERENCING SAFETY ZONES TO OTHER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA MOBILE INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS A/S
18683256 FILAMENT BRACING AND MANIPULATING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA LEXUR LIMITED
18442231 DEVICES FOR MOVING ON VERTICAL SURFACES, TOOLS FOR CLEANING VERTICAL SURFACES AND SYSTEMS FOR CLEANING VERTICAL SURFACES Non-Final OA VEROBOTICS LTD.
18681042 FLOOR CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUZHOU RUIJIU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17684941 EXTENDABLE CLEANING TOOL Non-Final OA UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
18542242 FLOOR CLEANER Non-Final OA Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
18104813 SUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A FILTER DEVICE OF A SUCTION DEVICE Final Rejection Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH

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