Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHAUDHRI, OMAIR

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1711 1718 3753

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Omair Chaudhri is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1711. The examiner has 302 resolved cases. This history of resolutions provides a dataset for observing the examiner's approach to patentability. The number of cases indicates the examiner's experience with the legal and technical standards of this unit and the 3700 tech center.

The allowance rate is 65.9 percent. This figure reflects the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 998. This duration represents the time required for a successful application to reach a grant. Practitioners should account for this timeframe when planning their prosecution strategy and managing applicant expectations regarding the length of the process.

The interview lift is 22.7 percent. This metric shows that an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that direct communication is a successful method for overcoming rejections with this examiner. Applicants may use interviews to clarify technical points and potentially improve the outcome of their prosecution efforts in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

65.9%
Allow Rate
-4.1% vs TC avg
349
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
998
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 302 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18871799 APPARATUS FOR TREATING LAUNDRY Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18846433 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18845727 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18833020 CLOTHING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLOTHING PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18726626 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18757290 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18737254 SPIN CHUCK AND WAFER CLEANING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19074432 WASHING AND DISINFECTION APPARATUS AND LID PORTION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18267280 DEVICE FOR CLEANING AN OPTICAL SURFACE Non-Final OA Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
18553872 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PUMP FOR CLEANING SENSORS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
18979877 GAS TURBINE ENGINE CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18863570 CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18325318 SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAVING TELESCOPING NOZZLE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18699064 CLEANER Non-Final OA KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18684571 AUTOMATIC VALVE FOR CLEANING THE SENSOR SURFACES OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA A. Raymond et Cie
18286442 CAMERA NOZZLE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection A. RAYMOND ET CIE
18844346 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18897666 CLEANING APPARATUS FOR WAFER STORAGE CONTAINER Non-Final OA SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
18808100 CLEANING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WASHING TOOL, SUBSTRATE WASHING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WASHING TOOL Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18650481 SOAKER SINKS AND FLUID DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Champion Industries, Inc.
17830232 Light-Enhanced Ozone Wafer Processing System and Method of Use Final Rejection MKS Inc.

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