Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARLSON, MARC

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

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Marc Carlson is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1711. He has 1035 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 71.0%, and the interview lift is 23.3%. This 23.3% lift indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 71.0% allowance rate to evaluate the likelihood of success for applications in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 981 for the 1035 resolved cases. This 981-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 23.3% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for reaching the 71.0% allowance rate. With 1035 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 981-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 1711.

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
1,079
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1035 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§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.
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.
18846419 WIPER BLADE DEVICE, WINDSHIELD WIPER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18772128 Portable work apparatus Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18067876 Electric blower apparatus having a noise cover Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18983166 CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18685503 ADAPTER FOR A WIPING SYSTEM Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
18837208 WIPER BLADE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
18837221 DEVICE FOR WIPING AN OPTICAL SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
18737482 CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
18838942 WIPER ARM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18762889 DUST MITIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Epiroc Drilling Solutions, LLC
18678039 FLOOR CLEANING NOZZLE FOR SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18053872 DRAIN AUGER Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18475085 EXPLOSION-PROOF WET SEPARATOR VACUUM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18038412 VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18938650 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRYING ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES Non-Final OA GI SCIENTIFIC, LLC
18418476 SELF-PROPELLED AND SELF-STEERING FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS, AND FLOOR CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG
18681042 FLOOR CLEANING SYSTEM Final Rejection SUZHOU RUIJIU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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