Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SANGHERA, SYMREN K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3654 3723 3735

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Symren K. Sanghera is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3654. The examiner has a record of 166 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 51.2 percent. This 51.2 percent rate indicates that about half of the applications assigned to this examiner eventually reach allowance.

The interview lift for this examiner is 12.6 percent. This 12.6 percent lift suggests that interviews can provide a benefit to the probability of success. The median days to allowance is 1010. This 1010-day period is an important consideration for practitioners when planning their prosecution strategy in Art Unit 3654. The 166 resolved cases provide the data necessary to understand the examiner's tendencies in Tech Center 3700.

Applicants can use the 1010 median days to allowance to estimate the time required to secure a patent. The 51.2 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline indicator of the examiner's historical approach to applications. Furthermore, the 12.6 percent interview lift offers a data point for deciding whether to pursue direct communication during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

51.5%
Allow Rate
-18.5% vs TC avg
236
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 167 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
33.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18661169 CONTACT CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19075955 OUTER PACKAGING FOR UNITS OF SALES PACKAGING WITH HANGING TABS, ESPECIALLY WINDSHIELD WIPER PACKAGING, AND CONFIGURATION OF SUCH OUTER PACKAGING Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18207072 PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE Final Rejection MULTIVAC MARKING & INSPECTION GMBH & CO. KG
18253432 CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18837014 STORAGE CONTAINER FOR CRYOGENIC LIQUID, WATERCRAFT WITH A CORRESPONDING STORAGE CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR STORING A CRYOGENIC LIQUID Non-Final OA LINDE GMBH
18481579 STACKING FEATURE FOR CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Sonoco Development, Inc.
18495157 SLOTTED STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Techtronic Cordless GP
19074760 EMESIS CONTAINMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF USE, AND DISSOLVABLE CHARGE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18388432 STACKABLE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
18279836 AROMA CONTAINER AND DRINKING DEVICE HAVING AN AROMA CONTAINER Final Rejection air up group GmbH
18701947 CONTAINER FOR FOOD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18289722 PACKAGE CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE CAPSULES Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
19040577 SURFBOARD BAG Final Rejection Thule Sweden AB
18013672 PACKAGING SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE POTTED PLANTS AND ASSOCIATED BLANKS AND PACKAGING METHODS Final Rejection WestRock Shared Services, LLC

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