Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUKSA, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3664

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+20.8% vs TC avg
174
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.8%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19012313 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH AUTONOMOUS DRIVING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18675795 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18029578 OPERATION COMMAND GENERATION DEVICE, OPERATION COMMAND GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17800524 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION FEATURE INTEGRITY CHECKING Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17285300 Control System and Control Method for Adapting the Reproduction of Visual Signals for a Vehicle Having a Hybrid Drive Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18140738 INFORMATION FUSION/OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR ANTI-DRONE SYSTEM, ANTI-DRONE SYSTEM, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18401272 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FUSING WIRELESS AND VISUAL FEATURES FOR ROBUST ROBOT STATE ESTIMATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18358846 TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Final Rejection THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
18826939 HAND EYE COORDINATION SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18037016 METHOD OF HEATING POWERTRAIN, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, POWERTRAIN, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18866926 Construction Robot With Parallel Manipulator Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18666064 Multi-Agent Navigation Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
18120864 GENERATING A MOTION PLAN TO POSITION AT LEAST A PORTION OF A DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO A REGION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18791606 ANONYMIZED INDICATION AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF EXCLUSION ZONES FOR UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES OR OTHER FLIGHT VEHICLES Final Rejection Raytheon Company
18916117 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER IMAGING ODOMETRY FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS Non-Final OA Brain Corporation
18862947 MODULAR ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Technische Universität München
18088331 POSTURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ROBOT, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Robot Technology Co., Ltd.
18889670 AUTOMATED TOOL CENTER POINT CALIBRATION Non-Final OA BACA SYSTEMS, LLC
18527236 MULTI-MACHINE COOPERATION METHOD, SCHEDULING DEVICE, AND MULTI-MACHINE COOPERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 

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