Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3642 3652 3655

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+36.2% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1204
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 76 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18588455 SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18582793 ARTICLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, ARTICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD, ARTICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17963547 AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
18844350 A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE, AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE FOR HANDLING A GOODS HOLDER OF AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA AutoStore Technology AS
18282918 MANAGING A WAREHOUSE HAVING ROBOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES Final Rejection Caja Elastic Dynamic Solutions Ltd

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