Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CAIN, AARON G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.0%
Allow Rate
-12.0% vs TC avg
172
Total Applications
+26.1%
Interview Lift
1190
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18236193 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PERFORMING SAFETY FUNCTION AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17229690 INTELLIGENTLY GENERATING COMPUTER MODEL LEARNING DATA BY DISPATCHING ENHANCED SENSORY VEHICLES UTILIZING DATA COLLECTION VALUES Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18301354 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING ROBOT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18842310 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18717492 TEACHING SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, TEACHING METHOD FOR ROBOT, AND TEACHING PROGRAM FOR ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18294206 ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOTIC PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18891741 COGNITIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH FEAR BASED ACTION/REACTION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17250825 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING TRAINING DATA Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18658153 RAPID DESIGN AND ANIMATION OF FREELY-WALKING ROBOTIC DEVICES Final Rejection DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
18895609 METHOD FOR REDUCING BACKLASH IN A VEHICLE AND CONTROL ARRANGENT CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE METHOD Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18841674 ROBOT PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18716142 CONTROL DEVICE FOR ROBOT THAT COMMUNICATES WITH PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18687141 ROBOT SIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
17995235 CONTROL SYSTEM OF A SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA CMR Surgical Limited
18176937 Robot Collaboration via Cloud Server Non-Final OA GDM Holding LLC
18973870 VIRTUAL ROBOT BASE Non-Final OA FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD
18222355 HYBRID MOTION PLANNING FOR ROBOTIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Blue Origin, LLC
18165641 Systems and Methods for Object Orientation and Manipulation Via Machine Learning Based Control Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18633231 UNDERBODY FRAME EQUIPMENT AND ROBOTIC CONFIRMATION EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO PROTOTYPE SHEET METAL PARTS Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18687674 COMMAND VALUE GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18504974 MOBILE ROBOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18628665 VEHICLE BATTERY PROTECTION IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
16926584 ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY CELL Non-Final OA DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18596674 COLLABORATIVE ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP.
18044111 Method and System for Robot Automatic Charging, Robot, and Storage Medium Final Rejection Suzhou Cleva Precision Machinery & Technology Co., Ltd.
17720799 METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR MACHINES IN WAREHOUSES Final Rejection Dematic GmbH
18504861 Differential Communication With Robots in a Fleet and Related Technology Final Rejection Agility Robotics
18325660 AUTOMATED CART OPERATION Non-Final OA Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
17735401 SERVER, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING SAFETY ACTIONS USING MONITORED PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Mindset Medical, Inc.

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