Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FIX, THOMAS S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thomas S. Fix is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3618. The examiner has 326 resolved cases. The data shows that these resolutions resulted in an allowance rate of 72.1 percent. For the applications that reached a grant, the median days to allowance is 840. The profile also includes an interview lift of 16.3 percent. The 326 resolved cases provide the basis for the 72.1 percent allowance rate.

The 16.3 percent interview lift is a metric that measures the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The 840 days to allowance is the median time from filing to the issuance of a patent. These figures describe the prosecution environment for the examiner in Art Unit 3618. The 72.1 percent allowance rate and 16.3 percent interview lift are the primary statistics for evaluating outcomes in Tech Center 3600. The 326 resolved cases represent the full volume of data available for this analysis.

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

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
362
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 326 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19084510 VERTICAL ARTICULATED ROBOT Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18680016 STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING MODULE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19002070 JOINT UNIT Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19194501 MACHINE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18983580 BOAT PROPULSION DEVICE, BOAT, AND MOVABLE BODY Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18108063 OUTBOARD MOTOR CAPABLE OF BEING TILTED UP AND TRIMMED IN, AND MARINE VESSEL THEREWITH Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19046208 POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND ROBOT Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19210517 SINGLE-ARM ROBOTIC DEVICE WITH COMPACT JOINT DESIGN AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
18294091 PULL-IN OF DYNAMIC CABLES FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINES Final Rejection Kongsberg Maritime AS

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