Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1711 1714 1792

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
898
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 866 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18814693 AGGLOMERATION UNIT, SUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AGGLOMERATING VACUUMED MATERIAL Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18953901 AUTOMATED INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF OPTICAL FIBER COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18777692 ELECTRICAL CLEANING TOOL FOR WAFER POLISHING TOOL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
19022101 PLASMA PURGE METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18634497 Wet Processing Systems Having Novel Wafer Chuck Designs For Retaining A Processing Liquid On A Surface Of A Semiconductor Substrate Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18819796 ROLLER BRUSH ASSEMBLY, CLEANING DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18526409 RACK MOUNTED INSPECTION AND CLEANING TOOL Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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