Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3658 3795 3796

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
499
Total Applications
+38.9%
Interview Lift
949
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 458 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18604945 GEARWHEEL ARRANGEMENT, A TRANSMISSION, AND A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18391855 Gearwheel Arrangement Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19176275 WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18829384 ACTUATOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18829428 ACTUATOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19010583 FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19191251 LOW PROFILE WAVE STRAIN GEARBOX Non-Final OA M.Y.P. Advanced Technologies (1995) Ltd.
19035242 MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE WITH VARIABLE OPERATING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Terex GB Limited
18576737 SPATIAL PARALLELOGRAM CONNECTING ROD STRUCTURE AND MINIATURIZED MECHANICAL ARM HAVING SAME AND APPLICATION Non-Final OA Beijing Precision Medtech Co., Ltd.
18673410 VINE ROBOT USING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18468029 SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MEMBER ANCHOR Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18600386 DRAPE UNIT WITH COVER, LOCKING COVER, AND MEDICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA Riverfield Inc.
17288048 Actuating Mechanism, Clutch Actuator and Transmission Actuator With Improved Vibration Behavior Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18915711 BEARING CAP Non-Final OA Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
18561674 ACTUATOR Non-Final OA KEIO UNIVERSITY
18431131 DIRECTION INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROLLER Final Rejection NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18766420 STRAIN WAVE GEAR Final Rejection Minebea Mitsumi, lnc.
18739084 HARMONIC PIN-RING GEAR SYSTEM Final Rejection TQ-SYSTEMS GMBH
18659177 TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND PHASE SHIFTING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection PROSE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18284114 LIMB PORTION OF ROBOT Non-Final OA ANYBOTICS AG
18283719 ELECTRIC HOOK STRUCTURE Final Rejection Chengdu Borns Medical Robotics Inc.

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