Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOLIZNA, CALEB ANDREW

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3723 4100

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Caleb Andrew Holizna is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3723. He has 137 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 65.7 percent. This 65.7 percent rate indicates a fair probability of success for applicants. The interview lift is 36.2 percent. This 36.2 percent lift is a significant factor, suggesting that interviews are very effective in this art unit. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication to take advantage of the 36.2 percent increase in allowance probability.

The median days to allowance is 1036. This 1036-day timeline provides a benchmark for the expected length of the prosecution process. The 137 resolved cases offer a preliminary but useful data set for these metrics. The 65.7 percent allowance rate is higher than the 36.2 percent interview lift. This comparison shows that while the baseline is strong, the lift from an interview is a major secondary factor. The 1036-day median is a key timing metric for Art Unit 3723. These 137 cases define the current statistical profile for the examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
192
Total Applications
+36.1%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 139 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18386119 AUTONOMOUS CLEANER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18662283 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18318307 AIR TREATMENT UNIT Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
17994557 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18293497 WIPER WITH ELEMENT FOR SPRAYING CLEANING FLUID Final Rejection VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
18790073 WET AND DRY VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18223370 WET/DRY VACUUM TOOLS Final Rejection SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
18003453 CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
17920907 SUBSTRATE HOLDING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18751591 POLISHING HEAD WITH MEMBRANE POSITION CONTROL Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18363545 PAD SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE AROUND PAD CONDITIONER TO ENABLE INSITU PAD CONDITIONING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17855524 DETECTION OF PLANARIZATION FROM ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DURING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18005614 ROBOTIC REPAIR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18615273 Oral Care Implement Kit Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18059651 ORAL CARE SYSTEM, IMPLEMENT, AND/OR KIT Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18194785 SPINDLE UNIT Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION
17926733 A DUST EXTRACTOR COMPRISING A FINE FILTER SECTION ATTACHED TO A MOBILITY SECTION WHEREIN A DUST CYCLONE CONTAINER IS ATTACHED TO THE FINE FILTER SECTION Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18035377 ROBOTIC SURFACE TREATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited

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