Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LEE, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1711 1714 1718

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
704
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 669 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
63.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18455976 CLEANING APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18356486 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
18435396 CHARGING AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection AUDI AG
18972360 LOW TOXICITY SURFACTANT BOOSTER COMPOSITIONS FOR FILTRATION MEMBRANE CLEANING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18883480 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRE-CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
18879383 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18949248 SUBSTRATE STANDBY DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18687700 WASHING METHOD AND DEVICE, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
18020705 INK CLEANING AGENT USED TO RECYCLE PLASTIC LAMINATES INTO RECYCLE MATERIAL, INK FILM DETACHING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING DETACHED INK FILMS Final Rejection DIC Corporation
18971492 METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, KIT FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
19181663 Container Comprising a Connection Piece Having a Finger Ring Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
19182206 Container With a Connection Piece Which Has a Membrane Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18523396 CONTAMINATION DETECTION DEVICE, AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE, CONTAMINATION DETECTION AND AUTO-CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18671057 METHOD OF OFFLINE CLEANING OF COOLING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CHEMTREAT, INC.
18904314 MAINTENANCE DEVICE FOR TESTING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

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