Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CULLEN, TANNER L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+18.8% vs TC avg
196
Total Applications
+16.6%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 161 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18813836 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18269324 CONTROLLER FOR SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR JOINT MOTOR Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18371492 PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18452598 HUMAN AND ROBOTIC COLLABORATION ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITIES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18843334 Driver Assistance System and Driver Assistance Method for a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18766857 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF END EFFECTOR PITCH, YAW, AND JAW ANGLE Final Rejection Covidien LP
18908858 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18842671 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND MACHINING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17758872 PROCESSING TOOL MASTERING METHOD Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18750604 INSTRUMENT TIP VIBRATION ATTENUATION FOR A MASTER-SLAVE LAPAROSCOPIC ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Auris Health, Inc.
18952574 PATH CORRECTION FOR END EFFECTOR CONTROL Non-Final OA FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD
18946791 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FOR EARLY UNSAFE DRIVING BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18688890 SERVER DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection PIONEER SMART SENSING INNOVATIONS CORPORATION
18837997 ROBOT, AND ELONGATED MEMBER PICK-UP SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME Non-Final OA RT Corporation
18759742 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONAL PUNCTURE DEVICES Final Rejection WUHAN UNITED IMAGING SURGICAL CO., LTD.
18745890 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING AND SIMULATING SPACECRAFT MANEUVERS Non-Final OA True Anomaly Inc.
18337742 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS Final Rejection Off-World, Inc.
18228101 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE USING A REDUNDANT ACTUATOR CONTROL ENGINE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
18130405 CONTROL OF SOCIAL ROBOT BASED ON PRIOR CHARACTER PORTRAYAL Final Rejection WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
17448688 DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED ESTABLISHMENT OF A PLUG-IN CONNECTION Non-Final OA Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
17348988 ROBOTIC PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT FOR VEHICLES Final Rejection ARRIVAL LTD.

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