Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHEYNEY, CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3754

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
850
Total Applications
+42.5%
Interview Lift
928
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 804 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
57.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19079049 ANYSIZE AUTOFILL WITH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18797589 AEROSOL DISPENSING DEVICES Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18751691 DURABLE BOTTOM-DISPENSING CONTAINERS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
19084434 VESSEL SINK AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
18545248 REMOVABLE FLAVOR FUNNEL Final Rejection SharkNinja Operating LLC
19043904 FLEXIBLE TUBE CONTAINER Non-Final OA ALBEA SERVICES
18823010 FLUSH TOILET Final Rejection TOTO LTD.
18999255 BOTTOM-LOADED WATER DISPENSER Non-Final OA MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
17759690 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING COSMETIC MATERIAL Final Rejection L'OREAL
19032660 Dosing System with Spherical Housing for a Washing Machine Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18789798 Personal Hydration System With Cooling or Warming Capability Final Rejection Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
16767913 DISPENSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
19014444 Hand-cranked Driving Device and Hand-cranked Water Gun Non-Final OA Shantou Barbosheng Technology Co., Ltd.
19012134 DISPENSING DEVICE WITH FLOW REGULATOR Non-Final OA GRM TEK, LLC
18473787 Re-usable sensor module for use with a dispenser of a hand hygiene product Non-Final OA HYPROS GMBH

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