Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EVANS, KARSTON G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
174
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 143 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18913157 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND OFFLINE TEACHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18034618 INFORMATION COLLECTING DEVICE, INFORMATION COLLECTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17799711 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18895302 POWER SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION REFRIGERATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER THEREOF Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18825975 FEDERATED LEARNING FOR CONTROLS AND MONITORING OF FUNCTIONS IN VEHICULAR SETTINGS Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18920347 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18773977 Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Safety Configuration Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18839531 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED COORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF A PLURALITY OF ROBOTS Final Rejection VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18839267 ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18775307 HEIGHT MAP COLLISION AVOIDANCE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18988590 ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE Non-Final OA Dexterity, Inc.
17644840 Door Opening Behavior Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18747225 CONTROL PLATFORM FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA EMBRAER S.A.
18026825 MOVEMENT PLANNING DEVICE, MOVEMENT PLANNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18913482 ROBOT ARM CONTROLLER WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO AN OPERATOR DURING CONTROL Non-Final OA fsk industries GmbH & Co. KG
17720447 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING WORK PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY Final Rejection HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
18557717 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT A ROBOT APPLICATION Non-Final OA KUKA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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