Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FIX, THOMAS S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
342
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
864
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 305 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
34.5%
§102 Novelty
37.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18262204 SHIP PROPULSION DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18428071 AERIAL YOGA SMART SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AERIAL SMART YOGA USING THEREOF Non-Final OA Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
19046208 POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND ROBOT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19191144 STEERING WHEEL, INTELLIGENT DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
19197197 FLANGE CONNECTION AND ROBOT ARM Non-Final OA Neura Robotics GmbH
18834943 ARM PORTION FOR A ROBOT ARM, ARM PART FOR A ROBOT ARM, AND ROBOT ARM Final Rejection NEURA ROBOTICS GMBH
19108480 M ultiple Actuator Control on a Soft Everting Robot Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18788760 BARREL CAM ACTUATOR WITH STRAIN WAVE GEARING DEVICE Final Rejection DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
18108063 OUTBOARD MOTOR CAPABLE OF BEING TILTED UP AND TRIMMED IN, AND MARINE VESSEL THEREWITH Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18700419 COVERING MEMBER FIXING STRUCTURE, MACHINE, AND ROBOT Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
19064003 MEDICAL STABILIZER HARNESS METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Airborne Motors, LLC
17800579 DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE MOTORISED ADJUSTMENT OF AN ADJUSTING ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18510698 ROPE FIXATION DEVICE, ROPE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND ULTRASOUND PROBE Non-Final OA WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18493244 Robot Operating Device and Product Manufacturing System Final Rejection Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18385223 SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Final Rejection LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
18382386 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE OF A MECHANISM THAT CONVERTS ROTARY MOTION INTO LINEAR MOTION Final Rejection Pramana Inc.
18867353 ANTI-ELECTROPHORETIC LIQUID INFILTRATION ANGLE ADJUSTER AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
18016820 COMPACT ROBOT LEG STRUCTURE AND FOUR-LEGGED ROBOT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA HangZhou YuShu TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
18264122 A MOVEMENT SYSTEM OF A PICK AND PLACE ROBOT Final Rejection Marchesini Group S.P.A.
18294091 PULL-IN OF DYNAMIC CABLES FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINES Non-Final OA Kongsberg Maritime AS
18427110 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES FOR OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC NODES Non-Final OA PXGEO UK Limited
18293693 FLOATING WIND TURBINE PLATFORM Non-Final OA Aker Offshore Wind Operating Company AS
18577093 MOORING BUOY Non-Final OA Stillstrom A/S
18521780 AUTOMATED MONITORING OF EXERCISE DEVICES Non-Final OA Lumos Holdings US Acquisition Co.
18289302 FLEXIBLE FORM FACTOR BELT DRIVEN BLOCK AND TACKLE Non-Final OA Liftwave, Inc. dba Rise Robotics
18365738 WATERCRAFT WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MODULES Non-Final OA Alumacraft Boats Inc.

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