Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: POON, DANA LEE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3723 4100

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dana Lee Poon is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 3723, with 168 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 55.4 percent, indicating a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median time to allowance is 1054 days, which is a typical timeframe for patent prosecution. This duration suggests that successful applications often require a steady effort to reach a resolution.

The interview lift for this examiner is remarkably high at 41.8 percent. This suggests that conducting an interview is one of the most effective strategies for securing a grant, as it significantly increases the 55.4 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should use the 1054-day median pendency as a guide for timing their interventions. With 168 resolved cases, the examiner's data points to a clear preference for resolving issues through direct dialogue in Tech Center 4100.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

55.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
224
Total Applications
+41.8%
Interview Lift
1054
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 168 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18845123 VACUUM CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18828284 ROBOT CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18826971 ROBOT CLEANER STATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18037481 CLEANER SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18598433 Cleaning System Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18113838 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18615396 LiDAR-Reinigungssystem Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18715784 APPARATUS AND HAIRBRUSH FOR ASSESSING HAIR CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18658298 EXTRACTION CLEANER Non-Final OA SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
17691987 BRACKET DESIGNS FOR ULTRASONIC LENS CLEANING Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17068375 System and Method of Chemical Mechanical Polishing Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18309314 SUBSTRATE CLEANING IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18453465 DRAIN CLOG REMOVER Non-Final OA HANGZHOU GREAT STAR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
17347824 DRESSING APPARATUS AND DRESSING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE REAR SURFACE POLISHING MEMBER Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18246366 POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A TIME TO REPLACE POLISHING PAD Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
17291379 RELEASABLE TOOL ATTACHMENT MEANS FOR POWER TROWELS Final Rejection Husqvarna AB
18014488 VACUUM CLEANER Final Rejection Dyson Technology Limited
17616758 BLASTING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF SURFACE TREATMENT USING SUCH A BLASTING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SANFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES

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