Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 1794 3743 3744 3749 3753 3762 3799

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
1,657
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
914
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1629 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
35.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18640809 LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18575241 INTERFACE AND LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING INTERFACE Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18259712 HAIR CARE DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18791802 SIDE ACCESS PANEL FOR LINT FILTER OF LAUNDRY APPLIANCE Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18819360 EMBEDDED TEMPERATURE SENSORS FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE OF ARTICLES AND STATUS OF DRYING OR CLEANING CYCLES Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18822830 LYOPHILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18410122 DRYING DEVICE Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18580868 BRUSH AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE HAIR Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18580936 BRUSH FOR TREATING THE HAIR Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18536377 DRYING APPARATUSES AND DRYING METHODS USING THE SAME Final Rejection Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18533342 VACUUM DRYING APPARATUSES, VACUUM DRYING METHODS AND DISPLAY PANELS Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18654564 DRYER APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DRYER CYCLE CONTROL Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18290163 DRYING DEVICE FOR DRYING CONTAINERS CONTAINING CLEANING FLUID, CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD Final Rejection BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC.
18606836 UV-A LIGHT DEHYDRATION OF FOODS Non-Final OA UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

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