Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOYNER, KEVIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1773 1775 1776 1797 1799 3785

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
947
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1098
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 910 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.3%
§102 Novelty
66.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18072376 LOCALIZED CLEANING USING MOBILE AIR CLEANER Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18055514 AIR QUALITY MONITOR WITH INTEGRATED AIR FRESHENER Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
17586364 RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18555285 LED ARRAY FOR DISINFECTION COMPRISING DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEDS Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18285878 TRANSPARENT DISINFECTING LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18279960 DYNAMIC DISINFECTING VIRTUAL ROOM DIVIDERS BY UV LIGHT Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18282197 ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18504011 NAVEL CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Intermountain Intellectual Asset Management, LLC
18272005 LIGHT ILLUMINATION UNIT AND VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
18554203 LAUNDRY TREATMENT CABINET WITH A DEVICE FOR TREATING THE INTERIOR AIR Non-Final OA Miele & Cie. KG
18320495 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING OR AFFECTING SMELL Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18265011 FLOOR CLEANER DOCK Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18661919 System And Method For Automating Verification Of Medical Instrument Sterilization Compatibility And Sterilization Cycle Selection Non-Final OA ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
18288091 NEGATIVE ION BASED CONTINUOUUS DISINFECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA STRL BIOSYSTEMS PRIVATE LIIMITED
18286021 STERILIZATION DEVICE THAT IS HARMLESS TO HUMAN BODY Non-Final OA NANO CMS CO., LTD.
18262246 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DECONTAMINATING A SURFACE USING GERMICIDAL UV LIGHT Non-Final OA U TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18146668 X-RAY IRRADIATION REAL TIME DOSE MEASUREMENT/MONITORING Non-Final OA RexSter Technologies, Inc.

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