Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: EMMETT, MADISON B

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3658 3664 3775

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Madison B. Emmett serves in Art Unit 3658 within Tech Center 3700. With 182 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 80.2 percent. This rate suggests the frequency at which applications handled by this examiner result in a patent grant. The 182 resolved cases provide a picture of the examiner's tendency toward allowance in this specific art unit.

The median duration to allowance is 959 days. The interview lift is 10.1 percent, showing that while the baseline allowance rate is 80.2 percent, interviews still offer a benefit. Practitioners can use this lift to further improve the success rate during the prosecution of their applications. The 959-day median pendency indicates the timeline for reaching a final resolution. Overall, the data from the 182 resolved cases suggests that Art Unit 3658 is an environment where strategic examiner interviews can be effective.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
207
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
959
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 182 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18688690 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE MOVEMENT Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18908979 VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19043542 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18924102 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLURALITY OF MECHANICALLY CONNECTABLE MOBILITIES Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18895497 VEHICLE SUPERVISION DEVICE AND VEHICLE SUPERVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19002202 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSOR VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Aurora Operations, Inc.
18695858 Methods of Handling Safety of Industrial Robot, Control Systems, and Robot System Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18879987 ROBOT PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18909235 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DRIVING NEGOTIATION TARGET FOR MINIMAL RISK MANEUVER Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19033457 STATUS PROMPT METHOD, PICKING ROBOT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19080737 TRAINING FOR UNIFIED NEURAL MOTION CONTROL IN ROBOTICS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18959623 ROBOT CONTROL WITH ERROR REDUCTION Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI

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