Examiner: PREGLER, SHARON

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1772 1776 1797

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sharon Pregler is an examiner in Tech Center 1700, Art Unit 1732, with 899 resolved cases. She has a high allowance rate of 78.0 percent. The median time to allowance is 940 days, which is quite efficient for patent prosecution. This combination of speed and a high grant rate makes for a very favorable environment for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 21.1 percent. This is a significant lift, suggesting that an interview can greatly improve the 78.0 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider an interview to help move cases along and potentially navigate the 940-day median pendency more effectively. With 899 resolved cases, the examiner's responsiveness to interviews is a consistent feature of her practice. This data suggests that proactive communication is a key strategy for success in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

78.0%

Allow Rate

+13.0% vs TC avg

922

Total Applications

+21.1%

Interview Lift

940

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 899 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%

§101 Eligibility

17.8%

§102 Novelty

50.0%

§103 Obviousness

21.6%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18667518	AIR PURIFIER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18701489	CO2 RECOVERY DEVICE	Non-Final OA	JTEKT CORPORATION
18852018	FILTER ELEMENTS AND ASSEMBLIES	Non-Final OA	Donaldson Company, Inc.
18139865	AIR FILTRATION MONITORING SYSTEM	Final Rejection	Donaldson Company, Inc.
18780963	DIAMOND-PLEATED FILTER MEDIA	Non-Final OA	3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18291957	HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CARTRIDGE AND HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE INCLUDING SAME	Non-Final OA	KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18626588	FILTER ELEMENT FOR FILTERING AIR AND AIR FILTER	Non-Final OA	MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
18232452	COMPOSITE CATALYST FILTER, FILTERING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE COMPOSITE CATALYST FILTER	Final Rejection	Korea Institute of Energy Technology

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