Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCFARLAND, TYLER JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2116 3723

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.1%
Allow Rate
-23.9% vs TC avg
158
Total Applications
+40.4%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
57.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18580227 CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18107201 CLEANER Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18406990 DUST SEPARATION DEVICE AND CLEANER INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18089993 CLEANING APPARATUS HAVING VACUUM CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18744927 WIPER DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17869769 HOLDING MECHANISM AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17849173 SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS ROTATIONAL SPEED INDICATOR USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
17683276 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH A SIDEWAYS PIVOTING HANDLE Non-Final OA SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
18442882 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18378602 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18378638 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
17988594 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
17880499 DOCKING UNIT FOR A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18610375 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17855520 COUPLING OF ACOUSTIC SENSOR FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17735674 POLISHING HEAD WITH LOCAL INNER RING DOWNFORCE CONTROL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18237478 SURFACE CLEANING APPARTAUS Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18714369 REMOVAL TOOL AND REMOVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
18273505 VACUUM CLEANER BATTERY UNIT Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18014672 VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
17777990 VACUUM CLEANER WITH PROJECTED DISPLAY Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
17992596 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROTECT A PREFINISHED ROTOR JOURNAL OF A ROTOR DURING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17815560 BUSHING PULLER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Kennametal Inc.

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