Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
1027
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18142928 MOVABLE ROBOT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18713338 MOBILE BODY AND POSITIONING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18566970 ROBOT APPARATUS, SENSOR APPARATUS, AND CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18235102 ROUTE SETTING METHOD, ROUTE SETTING SYSTEM, AND ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co.,Ltd.
18636603 METHOD FOR MONITORING THE OPERATION OF A ROBOT Final Rejection SICK AG
18535120 Validation of a pose of a robot and of sensor data of a sensor moved along with the robot Final Rejection SICK AG
18471548 Gripping Device, Robot, And Control Method For Gripping Device Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18761441 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTICS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18200391 REAL-TIME VIBRATION-SUPPRESSION CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
18436200 INDEPENDENT FRONT AND REAR GANG ANGLE CONTROL FOR A TILLAGE IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18655614 MULTI-PURPOSE ROBOTS, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING STATE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
18541239 ROBOTIC MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18640621 System and Method for Controlling Robotic Manipulator with Self-Attention Having Hierarchically Conditioned Output Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18665730 DETERMINATION OF NOZZLE TIP ALIGNMENT IN MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18111761 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18427276 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SECURING THE OPERATION OF A ROBOT SYSTEM CONTROLLED BY A MOBILE OPERATING DEVICE Final Rejection KUKA Deutschland GmbH
18932572 Cover Panel for Charging Port and Telescoping Airfoil Non-Final OA Karma Automotive LLC
18520298 SAFETY SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYED IN ROBOT OPERATIONS Final Rejection REALTIME ROBOTICS, INC.
18770252 EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE-BASED METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR INDUSTRIAL PART SORTING PROCESSING Non-Final OA BEIHANG UNIVERSITY
18707243 CONTROL OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FOR A GRIPPING TASK Non-Final OA Vathos GMBH
18317159 CABINET WITH INTEGRATED PICK-AND-PLACE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Omnicell, Inc.
18530968 COMPENSATING FOR POST-SENSOR LOAD IN INTERACTION CONTROL Final Rejection Intrinsic Innovation LLC
18284105 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRIPPER Non-Final OA CAMOZZI AUTOMATION S.P.A.
17426514 ALIGNING TWO ROBOT ARMS RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER Final Rejection FRANKA EMIKA GMBH

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