Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1711 1714

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.3%
Allow Rate
-20.7% vs TC avg
690
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1310
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 655 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
0.6%
§102 Novelty
93.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18746426 MAINTENANCE METHOD AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18435396 CHARGING AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection AUDI AG
18638359 RECORDING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD OF RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18455976 CLEANING APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18526000 ENVIRONMENT SCRUBBING VIA SWARM DEVICES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18596205 AIR RINSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR RINSING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18442234 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRECLEANING AND TREATING WAFER SURFACES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18882880 PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
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
18415040 EFFICIENT SURFACTANT SYSTEM ON PLASTIC AND ALL TYPES OF WARE Final Rejection ECOLAB USA INC.
18675600 APPARATUS AND A PROCESS FOR STERILIZING AND RINSING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
18883970 SEWER CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA iPEK International GmbH
18574101 METHOD FOR IMPROVED CLEANING OF A SPATIALLY DELIMITED REGION Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18440428 USER-ACTIVATED DISH STATUS SIGNALING FOR A DISHWASHER APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18775654 RANGE EXHAUST CLEANING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DETECTION AND CONTROL Non-Final OA Restaurant Technologies, Inc.
18290681 Systems and Methods of Cleaning Extruders Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18617181 DOSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Herbert Saier GmbH
18512336 Home Appliance Non-Final OA Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
18289846 METHOD FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC FILM Non-Final OA Sortology Ltd
18285739 SYSTEM FOR CLEANING MILK DUCTS FOR A MACHINE FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES Non-Final OA LUIGI LAVAZZA S.P.A
17854296 EDGE CLEANING BY ROBOTIC CLEANING MACHINE Non-Final OA Nilfisk A/S

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