Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOYNER, KEVIN

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

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
942
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
1124
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 897 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§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
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
18265011 FLOOR CLEANER DOCK Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18028112 SELF-CLEANING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18892213 SWITCHABLE GAS AND LIQUID RELEASE AND DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sensable Technologies LLC
18320495 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING OR AFFECTING SMELL Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
17540856 METHODS FOR PREPARING TISSUE GRAFTS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
18548726 REUSABLE LIGHT-ACTIVATED STERILIZATION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
18501809 Multi-purpose aroma diffuser Non-Final OA SHENZHEN JINGXINTAI HOUSEWARE CO., LTD.
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.
18374949 AIR CLEANING AND DISINFECTION ROBOT AND OPERATING METHOD THE SAME Non-Final OA HDHyundai Robotics Co., Ltd.
18262246 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DECONTAMINATING A SURFACE USING GERMICIDAL UV LIGHT Non-Final OA U TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18224511 NEAR FIELD SAFE ANTIMICROBIAL WAVELENGTH DISINFECTION VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, LIGHT GUIDES, OR LIGHT PIPES FOR PERCUTANEOUS OR INDWELLING AMBULATORY DISINFECTION OF CATHETERS, VASCULAR ACCESS LINES, DRAINS, ENDO-TRACHEAL TUBES AND SIMILAR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA KEENE, SHARON A.
18208620 Methods of Cleaning Enclosed Spaces of Contaminants Non-Final OA Blue Core Technologies, LLC
18314332 PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL AND PHOTOCATALYTIC AIR SCREEN FILTER FOR EPIDEMIC PREVENTION Non-Final OA Chongqing Huapu Quantum Technology Co.,Ltd.
16936086 METHOD FOR MIXING AND DISPENSING Final Rejection Veltek Associates, Inc.
18146668 X-RAY IRRADIATION REAL TIME DOSE MEASUREMENT/MONITORING Non-Final OA RexSter Technologies, Inc.

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