Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HAWKINS, JASON KHALIL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1713 2892 3669 3723 3745

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jason Khalil Hawkins serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, assigned to Art Unit 1713. The examiner has 197 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 67.5 percent. This rate suggests that the majority of applications in this docket reach a grant. The 197 resolved cases provide a solid statistical basis for evaluating the examiner's performance and the prosecution environment in Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift for this examiner is 44.3 percent. This is a very high lift, indicating that interviews are an exceptionally effective strategy for overcoming rejections. With a baseline allowance rate of 67.5 percent, the 44.3 percent lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is one of the most powerful tools available to practitioners for securing an allowance in Art Unit 1713.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1077. This pendency figure provides a realistic expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. In Art Unit 1713, the combination of a 67.5 percent allowance rate and a 1077 day median pendency, along with the high 44.3 percent interview lift, suggests a clear path to grant for proactive applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
233
Total Applications
+44.3%
Interview Lift
1077
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18583285 PAD CONDITIONERS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18764797 DUST COLLECTING ATTACHMENT Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
17892191 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A GRINDER/POLISHER SAMPLE HOLDER Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18617990 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WINDSHIELD WIPER OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18728056 AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
18725349 SELF-CLEANING DUST COLLECTION BASE AND DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
18677641 CMP METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH NANOBUBBLE CLEANING Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18582547 PROCESSING OF SIGNALS FROM AN IN-SITU MONITORING SYSTEM IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18214147 ACCESSORY TOOL FOR EXTRACTION CLEANER Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18648177 CLEARING DEVICE, BASE STATION, CLEANING DEVICE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CLEARING ROLLING BRUSH ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
18285373 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection DMG MORI CO., LTD
18034517 POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
17927089 POLISHING METHOD AND POLISHING COMPOSITION SET Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18446658 GRINDSTONE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18884291 COUPLING SECTION FOR PERSONAL-CARE IMPLEMENT AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME, INCLUDING TOLERANCE COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
18278636 VACUUM CLEANER Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18811070 GRINDING MACHINE FOR GEAR GRINDING Non-Final OA Klingelnberg AG
18444661 MIDDLE BLADE STRUCTURE OF WIPER AND WIPER DEVICE Final Rejection DANYANG UPC AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.

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