Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: EVANS, KARSTON G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3657 3664

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
176
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
998
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
69.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18920347 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18508529 ROBOT, DEVICE FOR MANAGING OPERATION OF ROBOT, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATION OF ROBOT Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18839267 ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18775307 HEIGHT MAP COLLISION AVOIDANCE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18830686 PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING SYSTEM, HANDLING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18988590 ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE Non-Final OA Dexterity, Inc.
18242193 TRAJECTORY TRACKING USING PATH SIGNATURES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17644840 Door Opening Behavior Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18616373 System and Method for Robust In-Hand Robotic Manipulation Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18026825 MOVEMENT PLANNING DEVICE, MOVEMENT PLANNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
18619410 LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING USING PHYSICAL FEATURES Non-Final OA iRobot Corporation
18913482 ROBOT ARM CONTROLLER WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO AN OPERATOR DURING CONTROL Non-Final OA fsk industries GmbH & Co. KG
18557717 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT A ROBOT APPLICATION Non-Final OA KUKA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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