Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+21.5% vs TC avg
712
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 687 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798010 ROBOT USING ELEVATOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19046739 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19019845 BATTERY TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18896677 USER INPUT FOR INTERACTING WITH DIFFERENT MAP DATA Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19056051 Stable Orientation Cues for Augmented Reality (AR) Non-Final OA Google LLC
19002183 UNDERSTANDING ROBOTIC TOUCH PARAMETERS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS OF PHYSICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18507385 BOAT Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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