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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3651 3655

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.1%

Allow Rate

+35.1% vs TC avg

1,143

Total Applications

+9.0%

Interview Lift

845

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1120 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%

§101 Eligibility

8.0%

§102 Novelty

65.1%

§103 Obviousness

24.3%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18772718	ARTICLE SORTING WITH INTERMINGLED ROBOTS OF ASSORTED SIZES	Non-Final OA	Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
18068523	VEHICLE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, VEHICLE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND VEHICLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM	Final Rejection	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18385735	MAINTENANCE OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	KONE CORPORATION
17944663	ARTICLE SEARCH DEVICE AND ARTICLE SEARCH METHOD	Non-Final OA	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18095777	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY ACTIVITY IN A RECEPTICAL	Non-Final OA	Microchip Technology Incorporated
18383074	Article Transport Facility	Non-Final OA	Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18371024	Transport System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle	Non-Final OA	Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18229301	CONVEYING APPARATUS AND CONVEYING METHOD	Non-Final OA	DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
18546167	APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ALIGNING COMPONENTS OF DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS	Non-Final OA	Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18286977	A STORAGE CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF	Non-Final OA	Autostore Technology AS
17664230	METHOD AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO MOVE CARRIERS ON A TRANSPORT PLANE	Non-Final OA	Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18150251	WAREHOUSE SORTING METHOD, SERVER, ROBOT, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Final Rejection	HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18064629	WAREHOUSE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ROBOT, AND WAREHOUSE SYSTEM	Final Rejection	HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18222722	Storage Systems and Methods for Robotic Picking	Non-Final OA	Nimble Robotics, Inc.
18206960	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ITEM ORDER	Non-Final OA	Floatic Inc.

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