Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KLOTZ, WILLIAM R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3754

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.9%
Allow Rate
-31.1% vs TC avg
299
Total Applications
+55.7%
Interview Lift
1301
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 265 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18590991 URINAL Final Rejection TOTO LTD.
18174369 FLUSH TOILET Non-Final OA TOTO LTD.
19067752 SYSTEM COMPRISING A POOL APPARATUS AND AN INFLATABLE POOL COVER Non-Final OA COWBOY POOLS, LLC
18159513 SPA COVER Final Rejection Sundance Spas, Inc.
18789130 FACIAL BATHING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA The FaceTub LLC
18016026 Inflation System, Massage Pool Air Supply System, and Inflation Method Non-Final OA Oriental Recreational Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
17403323 PERSONAL HYGIENE WASHING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, METHODS AND KITS Final Rejection MAKE THE WORLD LESS CRAPPY, INC.
18627549 BATHTUB WITH REVERSIBLE SIDE PANEL Final Rejection Joseph Schwartz
18590459 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING GRAY WATER TO FLUSH A TOILET Non-Final OA MJ Stewart Investments, LLC
18284754 WC-DEODORIZING DEVICE WITH SPRAY HEAD Final Rejection MeeMotion GmbH
18384889 Hydrodynamic Bathing Shower and Bathing Method Non-Final OA Shenzhen Aisi Forest Technology Co., Ltd
18384411 JET ASSEMBLY HOUSING TOP, JET ASSEMBLY, AND FLUID PUMP FOR DISPENSING OR EJECTING A FLUID AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF BUBBLES TO A SETTING OR WORK ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA KNH Enterprise, LLC
18169033 NON-PNEUMATIC POOL WITH INCLINED SUPPORTS Final Rejection Jiangsu Jinrui Outdoor Products Co., Ltd.
18090793 CAPACITIVE SENSING FAUCET SYSTEM Non-Final OA Masco Canada Limited
17989725 Unitary Ball Rod Assembly for a Pop-Up Drain Assembly Final Rejection RectorSeal, LLC

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