Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WAN, DEMING

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3746 3748 3762

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
949
Total Applications
+42.4%
Interview Lift
945
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 903 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
47.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18225431 HAIR DRYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18218765 DRYER APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18027668 Drying Apparatus For Manufacturing Electrode And Method For Manufacturing Electrode Using Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18026497 Electrode Drying Device Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18043388 HAND DRYER AND HAND-DRYING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17912363 CLOTHING TREATMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
17710169 LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18555796 DEWATERING SYSTEM WITH ULTRASOUND AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
18165193 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING LIQUID, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18489229 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FLUID HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18119328 PARTICULATE REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR LAUNDRY DRYING APPLIANCES Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17947399 Substrate Processing Apparatus, Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device and Non-transitory Computer-readable Recording Medium Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18205525 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18108499 HEAT-TREATED ENGINEERED WOOD FOR FLOORING Non-Final OA LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18268332 HAIRCARE APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18268342 HAIRCARE APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
17906823 DRYING DEVICE, AND NOZZLE DRYING METHOD Final Rejection FUJI CORPORATION
18233858 SUCTION DEVICE FOR DRYING AT LEAST ONE PLASTIC STRAND Non-Final OA MAAG GERMANY GmbH
18526125 LYOPHILIZER PLATES HAVING HIGH EMISSIVITY Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18547761 Dryer And Drying Unit For Drying Paper Tubes Non-Final OA International Tobacco Machinery Poland SP. Z O.O.
18026486 Hot Air Nozzle and Drying Oven Non-Final OA Taikisha Ltd.
18289793 A kind of double duct hairdryer Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHUGE MEDICAL BEAUTY DEVICES CO., LTD.
18490300 Particulate Separation System for Laundry Dryer Non-Final OA Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
18489127 FLAME PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR A BURNER, PLATE FIN FOR SUCH A FLAME PROTECTION APPARATUS AND DRYING DRUM COMPRISING SUCH A FLAME PROTECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Benninghoven Zweigniederlassung der Wirtgen Mineral Technologies GmbH
18205140 DOCUMENT REMEDIATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Federal Bureau of Investigation
18548446 DRYER APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hedgehog AS
18162904 LED CURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA GEW (EC) Limited
18162910 COOLING SYSTEM FOR LED CURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA GEW (EC) Limited
17980075 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF MATERIAL AND DEVICES FOR FREEZE-DRYING Final Rejection Millrock Technology, Inc.
17919753 METHODS FOR DRYING AND STERILIZATION OF CANNABIS MATERIAL Non-Final OA BUZZELET DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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