Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FORDJOUR, SARAH AKYAA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-16.2% vs TC avg
185
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 132 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18239851 EXTRACTION CLEANER Final Rejection SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
18500325 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED OPERABILITY Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18408594 BAND REPLACEMENT TOOL Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18212249 CLEANING ARTICLE HAVING COATED TOW FIBERS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17735160 WET-DRY VACUUM CLEANER DEVICE Final Rejection Black & Decker, Inc.
18170814 DUST BOX AND BELT SANDER Final Rejection MAKITA CORPORATION
17484801 Hand-Held Sanding Machine Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18028387 WATER SUPPLY MECHANISM AND AUTOMATIC CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
18291752 CONNECTING MEMBER FOR A WINDSCREEN WIPER SYSTEM Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
17141845 ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
18280965 MOPPING APPARATUS FOR USE IN FLOOR CLEANING AND CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA SUZHOU XINQINGSONG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18347689 WATERJET CUTTING MACHINE SYSTEM Non-Final OA MIDWEST SPECIALTIES, INC.
17987170 FILTER UNIT FOR THE INTAKE CONNECTOR IN THE DIRTY-WATER TANK OF A FLOOR-CLEANING MACHINE Final Rejection Hako GmbH
18116045 CHANGING STATION, METHOD FOR CHANGING SANDPAPER AND ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection OnRobot A/S
18096864 SURFACE CLEANING ATTACHMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carpet Cleaner America LLC
17556196 CLEANING MODULE AND AUTONOMOUS CLEANING DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FLY RODENT DYNAMICS INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

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