Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1731 3723 4100

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-7.1% vs TC avg
178
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
48.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18571603 CLEANER STATION AND CLEANER SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18767372 POWER TOOL AND AUXILIARY HANDLE THEREFOR Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18656707 RANDOM ORBIT SANDER WITH A MULTI-MATERIAL DUST COLLECTION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
17864853 QUARTER SHEET SANDER Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18713677 Tool-Receiving Devices for Portable Machine Tools, in Particular Angle Grinders Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18570205 REGULAR HOUSEHOLD CLEANING Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18355884 SLURRY ENHANCEMENT FOR POLISHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17750426 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED SLURRY MIXER-DISPENSER AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18611430 PROCESS CONTROL METHOD FOR PATTERN WAFER INDEX POLISHING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17961516 ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF CMP RETAINING RING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18727450 MOPPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Carl Freudenberg KG

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