Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WALCZAK, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3751 3754 3761 3772 3781

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+4.2% vs TC avg
1,776
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1762 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18872332 LIQUID DISPENSER WITH CONTROLLED DISPENSING Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
19182768 ACTUATOR NOZZLE FOR AEROSOL PACKAGING, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH ACTUATOR NOZZLES AND AEROSOL PACKAGINGS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18959232 SEALING UNIT, CONTAINER AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEALING UNIT Non-Final OA Glenroy, Inc.

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