Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3658 3796

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
495
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1032
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 453 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18468236 SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19010583 FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18391855 Gearwheel Arrangement Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19176275 WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18829428 ACTUATOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18829384 ACTUATOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19191251 LOW PROFILE WAVE STRAIN GEARBOX Non-Final OA M.Y.P. Advanced Technologies (1995) Ltd.
18408799 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC AND CONTINUOUS PHASE ADJUSTMENT USING STRAIN-WAVE GEARING FOR POWER TRANSMISSION SHAFTS Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18717152 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT COMPRISING SEALED COVER Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18917010 TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND ROBOT Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18257753 FILAMENT-BODY-INTEGRATED ACTUATOR, UNIT, AND ROBOT Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
19053033 DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Jörg BEUTLER
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.
18468029 SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MEMBER ANCHOR Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18864962 OPERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
18600386 DRAPE UNIT WITH COVER, LOCKING COVER, AND MEDICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA Riverfield Inc.
18229849 POWER TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION CASING Non-Final OA KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18915711 BEARING CAP Non-Final OA Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
18561674 ACTUATOR Non-Final OA KEIO UNIVERSITY
18739084 HARMONIC PIN-RING GEAR SYSTEM Final Rejection TQ-SYSTEMS GMBH
18766420 STRAIN WAVE GEAR Final Rejection Minebea Mitsumi, lnc.
18431131 DIRECTION INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROLLER Final Rejection NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18659177 TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND PHASE SHIFTING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection PROSE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18418824 GEAR AND USE OF A GEAR Final Rejection WITTENSTEIN SE
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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