Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CAIN, AARON G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.0%
Allow Rate
-9.0% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+29.3%
Interview Lift
1225
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 142 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18236193 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PERFORMING SAFETY FUNCTION AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18628665 VEHICLE BATTERY PROTECTION IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19171394 ROBOT TEACHING SYSTEM AND ROBOT TEACHING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19065030 AUTONOMOUS WORK DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18176937 Robot Collaboration via Cloud Server Final Rejection GDM Holding LLC
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
18934963 NON-CROP AREA DETECTION AND AUTOMATED CONTROL Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18891741 COGNITIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH FEAR BASED ACTION/REACTION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18889181 AIRCRAFT LANDING SITE DETERMINATION FOR AUTOMATED EMERGENCY LANDING CONTROL Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18717492 TEACHING SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, TEACHING METHOD FOR ROBOT, AND TEACHING PROGRAM FOR ROBOT Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18165641 Systems and Methods for Object Orientation and Manipulation Via Machine Learning Based Control Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18687674 COMMAND VALUE GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18504974 MOBILE ROBOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18658153 RAPID DESIGN AND ANIMATION OF FREELY-WALKING ROBOTIC DEVICES Non-Final OA DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
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
19266667 DISPLAYING A DYNAMICALLY CHANGING WET CLEAN PATH OF AN AUTONOMOUS FLOOR CLEANER Non-Final OA BISSELL Inc.
18895609 METHOD FOR REDUCING BACKLASH IN A VEHICLE AND CONTROL ARRANGENT CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE METHOD Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18820438 REAR VIEW VIA HEADS-UP DISPLAY Non-Final OA Distance Technologies Oy

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