Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SEGED, NEBYATE SAMUEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-36.4% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+57.4%
Interview Lift
1320
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17703156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANITIZING PORTIONS OF AN ENCLOSED SPACE AND ALLOCATING SANITIZING RESOURCES WITHIN THE ENCLOSED SPACE Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18074888 SCENT DIFFUSION CARTRIDGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18128211 AIR PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD Non-Final OA Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
18028072 SELF-CLEANING VACUUM CLEANER Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
17913528 PHOTO REACTOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Colorado State University Research Foundation
18268770 A Method And A System For Adjusting A Cycle Time Of A Treatment Process For An Object Non-Final OA ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
18255621 ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION Non-Final OA Saban Ventures Pty Limited
18155648 SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION AGAINST AIRBORNE PATHOGENS IN A SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Eberhard Karls Universität Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultät
18257070 A COMBINED AIRBORNE STERILIZER USING PLASMA AND VHP AND ITS OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Safeair Disinfect, Inc.
18330220 MEDICAL PROBE STERILIZER Non-Final OA IBMsol Co., Ltd.
18198462 AIRCRAFT DISINFECTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Burton Russell Cordell
18316681 STERILIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA Noxilizer, Inc.
17996316 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SANITIZING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE Non-Final OA SAFE ANTIVIRUS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17959411 METHODS OF SENSOR EXPOSURE VALIDATION Final Rejection Blue Ocean Robotics ApS
17953240 SANITIZATION APPARATUS AND DOORKNOB Non-Final OA Beniko ARAI
17800657 Portable Systems and Methods for Treating Materials with an Antimicrobial Agent Final Rejection Applied Silver, Inc.
17799089 AIR PURIFIER Non-Final OA Blueair AB
17816931 Multi-Chambered Ultraviolet Air Sterilizer and Purifier Non-Final OA CalyxPure, Inc.

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