Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FIX, THOMAS S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
356
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
837
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 318 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
33.2%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002070 JOINT UNIT Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19084510 VERTICAL ARTICULATED ROBOT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19084502 ROBOT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19108480 M ultiple Actuator Control on a Soft Everting Robot Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18108063 OUTBOARD MOTOR CAPABLE OF BEING TILTED UP AND TRIMMED IN, AND MARINE VESSEL THEREWITH Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19095808 ACTUATOR WITH BACK-TO-BACK CLUTCH AND A NO-BACK UNIT Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18970176 Displaceable Step Assembly for Swim Platform Non-Final OA Ramp N Clamp LLC

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