Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GUIDOTTI, LAURA COLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1711 1714 3723 3727 3741

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura Cole Guidotti is an examiner in Art Unit 1711 within Tech Center 3700. She has 1049 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 62.0%. This percentage provides a baseline for the probability of an allowance when prosecuting applications in her docket.

The data shows a median days to allowance of 1067. This figure represents the time from filing to a grant for applications that reach allowance. Additionally, the interview lift is 29.3%. This lift indicates that cases involving an interview have a higher allowance rate than the overall 62.0% rate.

Practitioners can use the 1049 resolved cases to understand the examiner's history of resolutions in Tech Center 3700. The 1067 median days to allowance and the 29.3% interview lift are metrics for managing client expectations. These figures suggest that direct communication is a strategy for applicants in Art Unit 1711.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
1,079
Total Applications
+29.3%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1049 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
30.8%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18611635 DRAIN CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA BLACK & DECKER INC.
18834401 WIPER ARM DEVICE AND WIPER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18615420 LiDAR-Reinigungssystem Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18711389 SYNCHRONIZATION AND DE-SYNCHRONIZATION OF SWEEPING AND POWER TAPPING MOTIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18036856 BRUSHING COMPONENT FOR AN ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18819826 System, Device, and Method For Stain Detection and Cleaning Using Robotic Cleaners Final Rejection SharkNinja Operating LLC
18751878 VACUUM CLEANING DEVICE WITH FOLDABLE WAND TO PROVIDE STORAGE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
18425617 Surgical cleaning device with adapter Final Rejection Heraeus Medical GmbH
18794579 Oral Care Implement Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18481527 VARIABLE PRESSURE CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA GI Scientific, LLC
17152492 CLEANING APPARATUS AND CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG

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