Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1714 1792

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+12.5% vs TC avg
882
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 855 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18678482 AIR-BLOWING ROLLER, DUST REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
19286396 Apparatus for Removing a Layer of Sediment Which Has Settled on the Bottom of a Large Water Body Non-Final OA Pond Mower, LLC
18394735 SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18514511 SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CLEANING MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING CLEANING MEMBER Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18763796 METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN OPTICAL SENSOR OF A VEHICLE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18598317 FOREIGN SUBSTANCE REMOVING METHOD, FILM FORMING METHOD, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND FOREIGN SUBSTANCE REMOVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18526409 RACK MOUNTED INSPECTION AND CLEANING TOOL Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18596192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLEAN A CONTINUOUS SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18848122 SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18791284 Fluid Flushing Systems for Foreign Object Debris Amelioration, and Methods and Devices Related Thereto Non-Final OA Relativity Space, Inc.
18814693 AGGLOMERATION UNIT, SUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AGGLOMERATING VACUUMED MATERIAL Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18819796 ROLLER BRUSH ASSEMBLY, CLEANING DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18629741 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING SENSORS OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18856395 CLEANING SYSTEM ACHIEVING PLURALITY OF CLEANING PATHS BY USING SINGLE VACUUM SOURCE Non-Final OA SUZHOU XIDA INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18838418 WATER CLEANSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER USAGE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA MICAS AG
18755261 CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG
18700010 DETERGENT COMPOSITION FOR INTERNAL PARTS OF VEHICLES Non-Final OA MA-FRA S.P.A.
18573461 PROCESS FOR REPROCESSING A UTENSIL FROM BACTERIAL NANOCELLULOSE LOADED WITH AN ADDITIVE Final Rejection HYBRID REALITY GMBH
18497573 SHORT-TERM WASH TREATMENT OF PRODUCE Final Rejection SMARTWASH SOLUTIONS, LLC

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