Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POON, DANA LEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.0%
Allow Rate
-17.0% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
+41.4%
Interview Lift
1023
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 151 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18228481 POLISHING PROCESS APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19313019 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18372999 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18034231 GLASS SHEET CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18246366 POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A TIME TO REPLACE POLISHING PAD Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
17340548 POLISHING METHOD, POLISHING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18037481 CLEANER SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17999392 DRIVERLESS TRANSPORT VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED MAINTAINABILITY Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18309314 SUBSTRATE CLEANING IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
16343816 BONDED ABRASIVE WHEEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18151979 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
17291379 RELEASABLE TOOL ATTACHMENT MEANS FOR POWER TROWELS Non-Final OA Husqvarna AB
17068375 System and Method of Chemical Mechanical Polishing Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18655234 Clamp with Movement Management Non-Final OA Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
18297175 CLAMP APPLICABLE TO A WHEEL TYRE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A CLAMP Non-Final OA NEXION S.P.A.
18071407 SANDBLASTING SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR CHANGE IN SURFACE MORPHOLOGY AND IMPROVEMENT IN RESIDUAL STRESS OF THREE TYPES OF DENTAL ZIRCONIA Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
17981654 Oral Care Implement Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18035088 ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEM Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
18014488 VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18517530 CHUCK TABLE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18511171 APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING Non-Final OA Axxiom Manufacturing, Inc.
17731029 Methods and Systems for Abrasive Blasting Non-Final OA Axxiom Manufacturing, Inc.
18548099 RESIDUE SCRAPER Non-Final OA TCL ZHONGHUAN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18036214 METHOD FOR GRINDING A TOOTHING OR A PROFILE OF A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA KAPP NILES GMBH & CO. KG
18299617 CONCRETE SAW BLADE WITH CUTTERS AND CUTTER POCKETS Final Rejection Evolution Drilling Tools, Inc.
18029184 MAGNETIC CHIP REMOVAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Team Industrial Services, Inc.
18004166 DEVICE FOR THE CLEANING OF MESIAL AND DISTAL SURFACES OF TEETH AND FIXED PROSTHESIS Final Rejection ELEON PRODUCTS LTD
17774565 FLOW LAPPING DEVICE FOR SMOOTHING A SURFACE OF A WORKPIECE Final Rejection AM Metals GmbH
17616758 BLASTING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF SURFACE TREATMENT USING SUCH A BLASTING MEDIUM Final Rejection SANFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
16954668 ORBITAL SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Jeffrey T. HRUBY

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