Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3657 3664
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Matthew Christopher Gammon examines applications in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3656. He has managed 114 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 68.4 percent. This 68.4 percent allowance rate indicates a favorable probability of success for applications reaching a final disposition. The volume of 114 resolved cases provides a reliable foundation for evaluating his examination performance.
The interview lift for Gammon is 21.0 percent. This 21.0 percent lift suggests that conducting an interview is a beneficial strategy for increasing the probability of allowance compared to cases without an interview. While the 68.4 percent allowance rate is already high, the 21.0 percent lift indicates that direct engagement can help resolve outstanding issues more effectively. Practitioners should consider an interview as a key tactic for advancing prosecution in Art Unit 3656.
The median time to allowance is 1023 days. This 1023 day duration represents the typical timeframe from filing to patent issuance. Applicants can use this 1023 day median to set realistic expectations for their prosecution timeline. With 114 resolved cases, this timing metric offers a clear guide for planning and budgeting.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18471548 | Gripping Device, Robot, And Control Method For Gripping Device | Final Rejection | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 19073168 | DRIVER ASSIST APPARATUS, DRIVER ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18111761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. |
| 19181885 | TASK SELECTION FOR A HAND-HELD MANIPULATION DEVICE | Final Rejection | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. |
| 18535120 | Validation of a pose of a robot and of sensor data of a sensor moved along with the robot | Final Rejection | SICK AG |
| 18235102 | ROUTE SETTING METHOD, ROUTE SETTING SYSTEM, AND ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | Yanmar Holdings Co.,Ltd. |
| 19181675 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | Konica Minolta, Inc. |
| 19196017 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD | Final Rejection | FANUC CORPORATION |
| 18681958 | NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE | Final Rejection | FANUC CORPORATION |
| 19024291 | ROBOT FLOORPLAN NAVIGATION | Final Rejection | ObjectVideo Labs, LLC |
| 18541239 | ROBOTIC MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS | Final Rejection | Boston Dynamics, Inc. |
| 18436200 | INDEPENDENT FRONT AND REAR GANG ANGLE CONTROL FOR A TILLAGE IMPLEMENT | Final Rejection | CNH Industrial America LLC |
| 18530968 | COMPENSATING FOR POST-SENSOR LOAD IN INTERACTION CONTROL | Non-Final OA | Intrinsic Innovation LLC |
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