Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FIX, THOMAS S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
346
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
835
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 310 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
71.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18428071 AERIAL YOGA SMART SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AERIAL SMART YOGA USING THEREOF Non-Final OA Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
19108480 M ultiple Actuator Control on a Soft Everting Robot Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18262204 SHIP PROPULSION DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19046208 POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND ROBOT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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.
18961722 BI-DIRECTIONAL ROBOTIC CRAWLER FOR TRANSPORTING A SENSOR SYSTEM ABOUT A STRUCTURE Final Rejection Honeybee Robotics, LLC
18016820 COMPACT ROBOT LEG STRUCTURE AND FOUR-LEGGED ROBOT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA HangZhou YuShu TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
18867353 ANTI-ELECTROPHORETIC LIQUID INFILTRATION ANGLE ADJUSTER AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
18839334 DYNAMIC ROBOT ACTUATOR Non-Final OA APPTRONIK, INC.
18834943 ARM PORTION FOR A ROBOT ARM, ARM PART FOR A ROBOT ARM, AND ROBOT ARM Final Rejection NEURA ROBOTICS GMBH
18427110 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES FOR OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC NODES Non-Final OA PXGEO UK Limited
18294091 PULL-IN OF DYNAMIC CABLES FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINES Non-Final OA Kongsberg Maritime AS
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.
18365738 WATERCRAFT WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MODULES Non-Final OA Alumacraft Boats Inc.

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