Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CULLEN, TANNER L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
204
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 171 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946791 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FOR EARLY UNSAFE DRIVING BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18908858 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18750604 INSTRUMENT TIP VIBRATION ATTENUATION FOR A MASTER-SLAVE LAPAROSCOPIC ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18336235 MULTI-SEGMENT PRECISION CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
19125605 MOTION PATH SETTING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18263951 SURGICAL ROBOT, ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18813836 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19115604 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON CORPORATION
19270867 METHOD FOR REACTIVATING A COMBUSTION ENGINE IN STANDBY MODE DURING AN ASYMMETRIC OPERATING MODE IN A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
18567459 TEACH PENDANT, ROBOT SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18430715 JIG POSITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18452598 HUMAN AND ROBOTIC COLLABORATION ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITIES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18688890 SERVER DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection PIONEER SMART SENSING INNOVATIONS CORPORATION

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