Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LEE, CHEE-CHONG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1747 3645 3752

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
-5.7% vs TC avg
857
Total Applications
+52.9%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 785 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
33.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18200644 WEATHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18260946 METHOD FOR CLEANING MOTOR VEHICLE SURFACES Final Rejection VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
18086870 SENSOR BARRIER STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17982385 WIPER COVERING SYSTEM Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18404106 VEHICLE WASHER FLUID SYSTEMS WITH SECONDARY WASHER FLUID RESERVOIRS Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18258252 AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRANSDUCER Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18331332 PARALLELIZED DROPLET GENERATING APPARATUS Final Rejection RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18424478 MODULAR SPRAY GUN LID ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF DESIGN AND USE Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18008356 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EARLY CONTROLLED SPRINKLER ACTIVATION Final Rejection JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
18732168 PAINTING SYSTEM NOZZLE INCLUDING A MAGNET Non-Final OA NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18651067 FLUID SPRAYER AND COMPONENTS OF A FLUID SPRAYER Non-Final OA Graco Minnesota Inc.
18568535 SPRAY GUN AND COMPONENTS FOR SPRAYING PAINTS AND OTHER COATINGS Non-Final OA Graco Minnesota Inc.

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