Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
143 pending office actions • 45 art units • 122 examiners • 0 of 143 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 275 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 26 (18%) |
| §103 only | 46 (32%) |
| §102 only | 14 (10%) |
| §112 only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 49 (34%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAIN, AARON G | 3 | 43.3% | +30.4% |
| NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE | 3 | 74.8% | +15.7% |
| ALAM, ROKEYA SHAWALI | 3 | 60.0% | +50.0% |
| KENIRY, HEATHER J | 3 | 79.8% | +17.6% |
| GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 66.1% | +22.2% |
| HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 2 | 69.6% | +49.5% |
| CULLEN, TANNER L | 2 | 72.0% | +16.4% |
| CHOI, ALICIA M | 2 | 79.3% | +28.6% |
| XU, PETER | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| LIN, JASON | 2 | 72.9% | +23.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18025871 | CALCULATION DEVICE, SURFACE ROUGHNESS PREDICTION SYSTEM, AND CALCULATION METHOD | SUN, XIUQIN | 169d overdue |
| 18555726 | OPERATIONAL STATUS DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | CHOI, ALICIA M | 24d overdue |
| 18247618 | LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | CLARK, RYAN C | 9d overdue |
| 18555691 | PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | HOLWERDA, STEPHEN | 7d |
| 18866756 | MACHINE OPERATION SYSTEM USING WIRED COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | RAHIM, MONJUR | 8d |
| 17791311 | POLISHING AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 13d |
| 18724984 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE | TANG, BRYANT | 19d |
| 18254602 | ANOMALY CLASSIFICATION DEVICE | PARK, HYUN D | 26d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18555726 | OPERATIONAL STATUS DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | CHOI, ALICIA M | 24d overdue |
| 18260848 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM | KENIRY, HEATHER J | 8d |
| 18254880 | TEACHING DEVICE | KENIRY, HEATHER J | 8d |
| 18712340 | DEVICE, INDUSTRIAL MACHINE AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINE | NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE | 14d |
| 18716930 | CONTROL DEVICE | NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE | 28d |
| 18841674 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE | CAIN, AARON G | 76d |
| 19196017 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD | GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 19110371 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL DISPLAY DEVICE | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3657 | 14 |
| 3656 | 14 |
| 3658 | 9 |
| 2117 | 7 |
| 3761 | 7 |
| 3618 | 4 |
| 2119 | 4 |
| 3726 | 3 |
| 2834 | 3 |
| 2115 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19471941 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3657 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2025 |
| 19269469 | EFFICIENT METHOD FOR ROBOT SKILL LEARNING | RINK, RYAN J | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19138663 | CONTROL DEVICE | AZARI, SEPEHR | 2621 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19208611 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM | FIGUEROA, JAIME | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19128061 | CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER | KONG, SZE-HON | 3657 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19196017 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD | GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER | — | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19194501 | MACHINE | FIX, THOMAS S | 3618 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19194591 | CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, OBJECT PRESENCE/ABSENCE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | DANG, TRANG THANH | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19121858 | ROBOT MANIPULATION DEVICE AND ROBOT | KC, SAGAR | 3657 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19110371 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL DISPLAY DEVICE | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3726 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18681958 | NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE | GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER | 3657 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19100784 | STATOR CORE | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19100354 | MOTOR MONITORING DEVICE | TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18995835 | WARRANTY INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | ESONU, VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18996187 | JOINT MECHANISM UNIT AND ROBOT | HANNAN, B M M | 3657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18995143 | STATOR FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR | MANN JR, CHARLIE FRANK | 2834 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18994061 | ROBOT APPARATUS | STANLEY, TYLER JAY | 3657 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18994025 | PROGRAM GENERATION APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | WATTS III, JAMES MILLER | 3656 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18993835 | CONNECTION CONTROL DEVICE, CONNECTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | MENDAYE, KIDEST H | 2457 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18992977 | TEACHING DEVICE | CAIN, AARON G | 3656 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18992720 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAM | HAKALA, ALAN GREGORY | 2617 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18992832 | PROCESSING CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R | 2119 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18992339 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND SYSTEM | TRAN, SARAH ASHLEY | 3656 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18727291 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MACHINE TOOL CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER PROGRAM | BARAKAT, MOHAMED | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881866 | HANGING JIG FOR ROBOT, HANGING JIG SET FOR ROBOT, AND ROBOT INSTALLATION METHOD | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3726 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881865 | ROBOT SIMULATION DEVICE | KHAYER, SOHANA T | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881463 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING CONVEYANCE DEVICE COORDINATE SYSTEM TO ROBOT COORDINATE SYSTEM | KATZ, DYLAN MICHAEL | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18880632 | BEARING STRUCTURE FOR SPEED REDUCER OF ROBOT, ACTUATOR FOR ROBOT, AND ROBOT | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18879989 | SEAL STRUCTURE FOR TORQUE SENSOR AND ROBOT | HOPKINS, BRANDI N | 2855 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18879987 | ROBOT PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS | EMMETT, MADISON B | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18878900 | EXTRACTION MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE, EXTRACTION MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND EXTRACTION MACHINE SYSTEM | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18291839 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS | WORKU, KIDEST | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18876780 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND ROBOT CONTROL METHOD | NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE | 3658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18876272 | VISION SYSTEM AND VISION DETECTION METHOD | CULLEN, TANNER L | 3656 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18292341 | MACHINING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | CHOI, ALICIA M | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18718800 | DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | PHAM, THOMAS K | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18872529 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | MA, WEI | 2135 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18872594 | MACHINING SIMULATION DEVICE AND MACHINING SIMULATION METHOD | WECHSELBERGER, ALFRED H. | 2187 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18871155 | MONITORING DEVICE AND ROBOT MONITORING SYSTEM | WALLACE, ZACHARY JOSEPH | 3656 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18871368 | PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING METHOD | BROOME, SAID A | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18868169 | DRIVE DEVICE AND ROBOT EQUIPPED WITH DRIVE DEVICE | PRATHER, GREGORY T | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18867006 | ARMATURE UNIT AND LINEAR MOTOR | TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18866680 | MACHINE TOOL | CIGNA, JACOB JAMES | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18866756 | MACHINE OPERATION SYSTEM USING WIRED COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | RAHIM, MONJUR | 2436 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18866288 | ROTOR FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR | RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18864546 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND ROBOT PROGRAMMING SYSTEM | MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH | 3656 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18862641 | CONTROL DEVICE, MACHINE TOOL, AND CONTROL METHOD | AZAD, MD ABUL K | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18862346 | CONTROL DEVICE, MACHINE TOOL, AND CONTROL METHOD | ERDMAN, CHAD G | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18860890 | CONTROL DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL | FOLLANSBEE, YVONNE TRANG | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18858129 | CALCULATION DEVICE, MACHINE TOOL, CONTROL DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ALAM, ROKEYA SHAWALI | — | §101§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialFANUC Corporation has 143 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 45 art units and 122 examiners.
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Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.