Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.2%
Allow Rate
+21.2% vs TC avg
706
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 665 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798010 ROBOT USING ELEVATOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18302377 ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18848544 GOLF SUPPORT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18034644 MEDICAL DEVICE USER CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC SURGEON ANTI-STAGNATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18934784 DISTRIBUTED CONTROL FOR VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18702556 ROBOT DATA PROCESSING SERVER AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING TRAJECTORY DATA Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18281263 SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19218030 ROBOTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC IMPLANTS Final Rejection Capstan Medical Inc.
18934790 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR A ROUTE USING ETA PREDICTION BASED ON A GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18736056 VISION SYSTEM FOR AN ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
17929395 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18711144 CONTROL OF ROBOTIC ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES WITH FLUOROSCOPIC FEEDBACK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
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
18701253 PROGRAM CREATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MACHINE SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18555691 PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18608386 System And Method for Reducing Tool Vibration At A Variable Stiffness End Effector Of A Surgical System Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18878395 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WORKING Non-Final OA FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD
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.
18926580 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRASPING OBJECTS WITH UNKNOWN OR UNCERTAIN EXTENTS USING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18716619 IDENTIFICATION OF ERROR CAUSES AT THE COMMAND LEVEL IN PROCESSES Non-Final OA KUKA Deutschland GmbH
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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