Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MULLER, BRYAN R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1774 3723 3727 3799

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.6%
Allow Rate
-26.4% vs TC avg
984
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1308
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 933 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18413870 CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18214198 CLEANING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
19355394 HAND-HELD SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA SharkNinja Operating LLC
19317706 HAND VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18537423 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18315344 CONFIGURATION OF A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18311088 CONFIGURATION OF A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA OMACHRON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC.
18027442 SUCTION NOZZLE, CLEANER COMPRISING SUCTION NOZZLE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF CLEANER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17697357 BACKPACK BLOWER WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18407887 Vacuum Cleaner and Cleaning Accessory for a Vacuum Cleaner Non-Final OA Black & Decker, Inc.
18461579 DUST COLLECTOR Non-Final OA MAKITA CORPORATION
18536938 VIBRATION DAMPENING HAMMER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17928023 DUST COLLECTING DEVICE FOR A POWER TOOL Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
19078930 HANDTOOL FOR CHANGING BICYCLE TYRES Non-Final OA TRU TENSION LTD
18330387 Handheld vacuum cleaner Non-Final OA Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
18020333 COMPACT DUST BAG FOR A VACUUM CLEANER Final Rejection Aktiebolaget Electrolux
18406555 RETAINING RING PLIER SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tiger Tool International Incorporated
18701604 Crossing gaps between panels table for Robotic cleaning solution on PV panels. Non-Final OA Airtouch Solar Ltd.
18318419 METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE EXECUTION OF A PROCEDURE OF MOUNTING/DEMOUNTING TIRES ON/FROM RESPECTIVE RIMS OF VEHICLE WHEELS USING AN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING VEHICLE WHEELS, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Snap-on Equipment Srl a unico socio
18574210 PEDESTAL ASSEMBLY, PEDESTAL DEVICE AND LAUNDRY PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA WUXI LITTLE SWAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18214894 Wheel Clamp System For Tire Changing Machine Final Rejection Hunter Engineering Company
17890331 METHOD OF OPERATING A BASE STATION FOR A CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
18533887 RATCHET WRENCH Non-Final OA CHENG-CHOU WU
18455653 SCRUBBING BRUSH AND SCRUBBER Non-Final OA SHEN ZHEN 3IROBOTIX CO., LTD.
18230186 Micro-action Ratchet Wrench Final Rejection Kai
18333395 FIELD-TAILORED PREFABRICATED DUST SUCTION MAT Final Rejection TESTONIC CO., LTD.
18173621 DUST SUCTION DEVICE WITH STORAGE STATE Final Rejection X'POLE PRECISION TOOLS INC.
17896034 MIXING VACUUM Non-Final OA SlurryMonster, LLC

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