Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ORTA, LAUREN GRACE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1711 1713 1714 1718

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
63.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18588246 HYBRID TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR PIPELINE DESCALING Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18838713 LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18574871 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18206367 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CLEAN SUBSTRATE WITH ATOMIZING NOZZLE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18340362 CENTERING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18546380 DEVICE WITH COUNTER-FORM FOR CLEANSING THE HAIR BY ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18580647 ULTRASONIC CLEANER, AUTOMATIC ANALYZER USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DISPENSING NOZZLE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18141416 PROCESS FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND WAFER CLEANING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18574640 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SURFACE TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE WITH A LIQUID Non-Final OA Lam Research Salzburg GmbH
18403837 METHOD FOR OPERATING A WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE Non-Final OA E.G.O. Elektro-Gerätebau GmbH
18708746 OUT OF BALANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES LIMITED
18682639 DRYING APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON SUPERCRITICAL FLUID Non-Final OA ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.
18688706 INTEGRATED WASHER-DRYER Non-Final OA Nanjing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
18688711 DRYING DEVICE AND INTEGRATED WASHER-DRYER Non-Final OA Nanjing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
18404419 Devices Configured to Provide Disinfection Non-Final OA Vyv, Inc.
18548574 ALL-IN-ONE WAFER CLEANING MACHINE FOR MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON PRODUCTION Final Rejection TCL ZHONGHUAN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18548082 APPARATUSES FOR SUPPLYING CLEANING LIQUID AND SILICON WAFER CLEANING MACHINES INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection TCL ZHONGHUAN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18004144 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING MODULE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection DAIKIN FINETECH, LTD.
17865727 WAFER PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA ZEUS CO., LTD.

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