Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HENSEL, BRENDAN A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1799

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
317
Total Applications
+30.3%
Interview Lift
959
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 268 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18135843 AIR CLEANING SYSTEM AND AIR CLEANING METHOD Final Rejection IHI CORPORATION
17783538 ODOR PRESENTATION MODULE, ODOR PRESENTATION DEVICE, ODOR PRESENTATION SYSTEM, AND ODOR PRESENTATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19320167 METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION, DISINFECTION, AND STERILIZATION Non-Final OA TAT Technologies LLC
18245673 SPACE CLEANING DEVICE AND SPACE CLEANING SYSTEM USING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18019296 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18128274 REFILLABLE VOLATILE COMPOSITION DISPENSER WITH RELEASABLE INTERLOCK Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17600333 DECONTAMINATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA NITTA CORPORATION
17979203 Universal Disinfecting Cap for Different Types of Female Connectors Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18204724 PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR STERILIZING GAS FILTRATION MEANS, IN PARTICULAR BLOWING AIR Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
18022022 DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES Final Rejection ZOBELE HOLDING, S.P.A.
18207017 VOLATILE MATERIAL DISPENSER Non-Final OA S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
18199237 ELECTRON BEAM INTEGRATION FOR STERILIZING RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS INSIDE A HOT CELL Non-Final OA BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
18134177 OZONE PURIFICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Microjet Technology Co., Ltd.
16959516 PHOTOBIOMODULATION DEVICE Final Rejection UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG
18511805 Appliance Air Freshener Final Rejection Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
18507215 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZATION OF AN ARTICLE Final Rejection IDEATE Medical Inc.
16418737 MICROBIAL CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection SMARTWASH SOLUTIONS, LLC
18379863 AIR SANITIZATION Non-Final OA Singletto Inc.
18270050 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPOR VAPORIZER Non-Final OA WOOJUNG BIO, INC.
18348214 FRAGRANCE DISPENSER SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH FLAMELESS CANDLES Non-Final OA Young March Co., Ltd.
18267999 DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA ZOBELE HOLDING, SPA
18210444 Wireless Diffuser With One-Time-Use Container Non-Final OA Aroma360, LLC
18201717 SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROCESS FOR SELF-STERILIZATION OF IODINE-CONTAINING DEVICES Non-Final OA HDR LLC
18296434 ATOMIZING AROMA DIFFUSER Non-Final OA MMAS LLC
18136520 SYSTEM AND CARTRIDGE FOR DISPENSING A FRAGRANCE Non-Final OA Exuud, Inc.
17715199 ULTRASOUND-BASED VIRUS SHIELD Final Rejection KEY DIGITAL SYSTEMS, INC.
17425313 ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT AND PLASMA SOURCE FOR GENERATING A NON-THERMAL PLASMA, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR OPERATING A PLASMA SOURCE Non-Final OA terraplasma GmbH
17056393 PROTECTION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES DURING RADIATION STERILIZATION Final Rejection Qiagen Sciences LLC
17354546 UV EMITTER FOR DISINFECTING Final Rejection Metacore Technologies LLC

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