Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3669 3723

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
-6.3% vs TC avg
223
Total Applications
+45.0%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 182 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18236017 CLEANER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18155469 DUST COLLECTION BIN AND CLEANING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17968284 VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18109707 DUST AND ALLERGEN CONTROL FOR SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18084740 DOCKING UNIT AND SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18565046 METHOD OF CREATING RESPONSIVENESS PROFILE OF POLISHING RATE OF WORKPIECE, POLISHING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
17777349 VACUUM CLEANER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18215267 SUBSTRATE POLISH EDGE UNIFORMITY CONTROL WITH SECONDARY FLUID DISPENSE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18257899 SANDING SYSTEM WITH DAMPING FEATURE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17904810 LOW VISCOSITY POLISH SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC REPAIR OPERATIONS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18590301 Dual-Blade Wiper Blade Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18806281 WATERJET SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection WAZER INC.
18226308 DOCKING STATION FOR FLOOR CLEANER Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18572485 Spring Carrier Non-Final OA SANOFI WINTHROP INDUSTRIE
18387245 AUTOMATIC BLADE HOLDER Non-Final OA ERIKSSON TEKNIK AB
18380849 AUTOMATIC BLADE HOLDER Non-Final OA PROSHARP INC.
17430576 METHOD FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING A GEARWHEEL OR A WORKPIECE WITH A GEARWHEEL-LIKE PROFILE IN A GRINDING OR POLISHING MACHINE Non-Final OA KAPP NILES GMBH & CO. KG
17892165 HONING APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A PRECISION SURFACE ON A WORKPIECE Final Rejection VAN NORMAN MACHINE (INDIA) PVT LTD
17856614 ANGLE GRIND COATING APPARATUS AND A METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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