Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3651 3655

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
1394
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1366 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17962352 INTELLIGENT ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PALLETIZING AND DEPALLETIZING Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18668379 MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19225345 BIOMETRICALLY CONTROLLED HANDHELD ORAL MEDICATION DISPENSING DEVICE Final Rejection Aspargo Laboratories, Inc.
18733060 MEDIA CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18965428 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ORAL NICOTINE DISPENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SkyX IP Holdings I LLC
18702423 FOLDED SHEET DISPENSER Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18158321 AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF HAIR CHARACTERISTICS USING A FORMULATION DISPENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18989783 NICOTINE POUCH DISPENSER Non-Final OA Pouch Mag, LLC
18918529 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ORAL NICOTINE DISPENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Loft Labs, LLC
18164768 ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND ROBOT Non-Final OA HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
17813546 ANOMALY DETECTION DURING FUEL DISPENSING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA 7-Eleven, Inc.
18251612 MONITORING HEALTH POLICY COMPLIANCE FOR PROTECTING CONSUMERS HEALTH AGAINST CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES WHEN USING PRODUCT VENDING MACHINES Non-Final OA Evoca S.P.A
17932380 DEFECT DETECTION METHOD AND DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON MACHINE VISION Final Rejection Chongqing University of Technology
18009736 DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDS AND ITS METHOD Final Rejection SUPBORN S.N.C. DI MARCO MARCONICCHIO & AYMERIC SEVENET

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