Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, AHAM NMN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.0%
Allow Rate
-21.0% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+63.6%
Interview Lift
1271
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18495158 FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
18204281 INDUCTIVE HEAT STERILIZING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18540223 ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE BASED ON ELECTRIC FIELD TREATMENT Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18484415 ULTRA LIGHT BIOLOGICAL SATELLITE MASK REMOVABLE FROM AND/OR MATEABLE TO MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL, AND/OR NUCLEAR HOST MASK Non-Final OA Dynamics Inc.
18536468 SOLID ARTICLE FOR SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF VOLATILE MATERIALS IN INTERIOR SPACE Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17853966 SPRAY NOZZLE FOR DISPENSING A STRUCTURED COMPOSITION AND A SPRAY PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17693844 METHOD OF STERILIZING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17657254 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STERILIZATION Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18128609 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING MICROBES HAVING A PHOTOSENSITIVE DEFENSE MECHANISM Final Rejection KORRUS, INC.
18044816 STERILIZATION SYSTEM, STERILIZATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
17703083 ADAPTABLE SANITIZING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
17509302 Systems and Methods for Indicating Ultraviolet Sanitization Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18410976 STERILIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SL Corporation
18029744 DECONTAMINATION APPARATUS AND DECONTAMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA NITTA CORPORATION
18271082 LUMINAIRE FOR EMITTING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
17906900 DISINFECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING POLYMER COMPOSITIONS THAT FORM CHLORINE DIOXIDE GAS Final Rejection CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18221972 REPROCESSOR FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND BOTTLE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18255417 MANUALLY GUIDED DEVICE HAVING HIGH VOLTAGE POWER ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17911623 Disinfection Device, Vehicle, And Construction Machine Non-Final OA JDC Corporation
18573583 ULTRAVIOLET TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Seal Shield, LLC
18568124 INSTANT ACTION AEROSOL FOR AIR SANITIZATION AND DISINFECTION Non-Final OA REXKITT BENCKISER (BRANDS ) lIMITED
18254443 ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT BASED STERILIZING CABINET Non-Final OA WEISMACHER ECO PRIVATE LIMITED
18015276 AN AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY
18164698 AIR PURIFIER Non-Final OA DEFOND ELECTECH CO., LTD
17933993 PORTABLE STERILIZER FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Final Rejection KWJ Engineering, Inc.
17911649 REMOTELY OR AUTONOMOUSLY OPERABLE DISINFECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA AKARA ROBOTICS LIMITED
17792733 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PLASMA AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A PLASMA TREATMENT Final Rejection Nova Plasma Ltd.
17845128 FLEXIBLE RADIATIVE DECONTAMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection LUMAEGIS, INC.
17838379 Method And Device For Destructive Removal Of Odors From An Animal Litter Box Non-Final OA AA Plasma LLC
17742134 VEHICLE SURFACE DISINFECTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Wabtec Hauts-de-France

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