Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3723

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.7%
Allow Rate
-11.3% vs TC avg
417
Total Applications
+60.1%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 375 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18783289 SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
17465136 ROBOTIC CLEANER DEBRIS REMOVAL DOCKING STATION Final Rejection Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
18272578 ELECTRIC TOOL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC TOOL, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17926190 A CONTACT CLEANING SURFACE Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18006878 CLEANING ELEMENT Final Rejection CARL FREUDENBERG KG
18206648 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING TORQUE Final Rejection Snap-on Incorporated
18414993 TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A DOOR STRIKER PIN IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18043586 CLEANING BRUSH, SMART CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CLEANING BRUSH Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
17731130 DUSTER CLOTH FOR CLEANING ROBOT AND CLEANING ROBOT USING SAME Non-Final OA ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18527547 MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT DUSTPAN Final Rejection iRobot Corporation
18728413 CLEANER HEAD AND WET CLEANING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection VERSUNI HOLDING B.V.
17687285 FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE Final Rejection Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
18681043 CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUZHOU EUP ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18545356 Assembly Fixture Device for Attachment of Vial Adapter to Drug Vial Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson and Company Limited
17921425 FEEDING STRUCTURE AND FASTENING DEVICE Non-Final OA ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE AB
18213336 HANDLING TOOL FOR USE IN HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY FOR FASTENING A LINING ELEMENT TO A SURFACE OF A BODY STEEL PLATE Non-Final OA Metso Sweden AB
18371199 HAIR BRUSH Non-Final OA TANGLE TEEZER LIMITED
18460779 PAINT BRUSH WITH POCKETED ADHESIVE FERRULE ATTACHMENT AND/OR FLEXIBLE GRIP WITH RIGID HANDLE SPINE Non-Final OA The Wooster Brush Company
18357922 Towel Quick Connector Cleaning Wand Non-Final OA FJF ENTERPRISES, LLC
18223501 AERATOR ACCESSORY Final Rejection ALEXANDER YEH INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18260044 SUPPORT ON CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JIAXING JESUN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18308947 DUSTPAN Final Rejection Supply Source Enterprises, Inc.
17767121 ORAL HYGIENE DEVICE Non-Final OA TRISA HOLDING AG
17755300 REMOTELY OPERATED HORIZONTAL PIG LAUNCHER Final Rejection VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS

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