Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHIN, PAUL T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3651 3652 3654

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+19.4% vs TC avg
1188
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
913
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1155 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
35.0%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17932371 Robotic Gripping Device for Grasping Handles and Objects Non-Final OA X Development LLC
18024530 SUBSTRATE HOLDING HAND AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYING ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18098220 END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17985465 CLAMP APPARATUS AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA KRONES AG
17954057 ARRAYED VACUUM END OF ARM TOOL Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17801883 Spherical Dexterous Hand for Object Grasping and Within-Hand Manipulation Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18154790 END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17958143 Wire and Cable Pulling Grip Non-Final OA Klein Tools, Inc.
17926697 DEVICE FOR ROTATING UTILITY POLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POSITION Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
17930763 LIFT DEVICE Non-Final OA SMC CORPORATION
17971533 ATTACHMENT FOR WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED
18768507 Drone mechanism including foldable arm and compressible gripper Non-Final OA IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
18724524 THIN WAFER TRANSFER METHOD Non-Final OA ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.
18073712 GRIP DEVICE FOR THE SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT OF PREFORMS Non-Final OA SACMI IMOLA S.C.
17894846 HIGH-FLEXIBILITY GRIPPER Non-Final OA ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
18073838 CLAMPING LINEAR ACTUATOR Non-Final OA RAY GIVENS
18071815 Animal Waste Collection Assembly And Methods Of Use Thereof Non-Final OA AMA Innovations LLC
17970655 PET LITTER SCOOP ASSEMBLY AND LITTER SIEVE Non-Final OA Jinhua Jiu Miao Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
17913582 ROBOT DRILLING CLAMP Non-Final OA True Position Robotics Limited
17913127 A GRIPPING TOOL, A SYSTEM, A CLAMPING UNIT, AND A METHOD OF HANDLING OBJECTIONS IN A PROCESS Non-Final OA Fynbo Technology A/S
17912225 Adaptor Block For Use With A Vacuum Material Handler Non-Final OA Vacuworx Global, LLC
17841824 Robotic Cell and Method of Operating Same Non-Final OA TECHJIG INC.
17719164 WAFER CHUCK FOR HANDLING A WAFER Non-Final OA PVA TePla Analytical Systems GmbH

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