Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
708
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1249
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
75.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18555767 AUTO-GENERATION OF PATH CONSTRAINTS FOR GRASP STABILITY Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18848544 GOLF SUPPORT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18934784 DISTRIBUTED CONTROL FOR VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18711144 CONTROL OF ROBOTIC ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES WITH FLUOROSCOPIC FEEDBACK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18896677 USER INPUT FOR INTERACTING WITH DIFFERENT MAP DATA Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18702556 ROBOT DATA PROCESSING SERVER AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING TRAJECTORY DATA Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18034644 MEDICAL DEVICE USER CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC SURGEON ANTI-STAGNATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18281263 SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18507385 BOAT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18875167 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18701522 ROBOT OPERATION DETERMINATION DEVICE, OPERATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND OPERATION DETERMINATION PROGRAM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18555691 PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18987994 ROBOT ARM KINEMATICS FOR END EFFECTOR CONTROL Non-Final OA FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD
17649949 SHOVEL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18841251 DEVICE AND ROBOT FOR PERFORMING TASKS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
18726092 CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON CORPORATION
18791211 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC VISUAL THERMAL EVENTS IN A MARITIME ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA ShipIn Systems Inc.

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