Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOYCE, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3656 3658 3682

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
1242
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1210 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.8%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19265648 PARALLEL LINK MECHANISM AND LINK OPERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
17265335 ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM Final Rejection VALEO EMBRAYAGES
18396098 POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING POWER STEERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
19239733 DRIVETRAIN FOR GENERATOR SET, GENERATOR SET, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DRIVETRAIN FOR GENERATOR SET Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18235100 REDUCER OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL Mando Corporation
18692956 ROBOT Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18957171 THREE SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Dana Belgium N.V.
18957136 THREE SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Dana Belgium N.V.
18957078 THREE SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Dana Belgium N.V.
17940099 SPEED SHIFTING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, STEERING SYSTEM, AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19015365 REVERSE DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
18692721 HYBRID POWER SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Final Rejection CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO., LTD.
18923137 HUMANOID ROBOTICS SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA Willow Garage, LLC
18919603 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOSE ROUTING IN PROGRAMMABLE MOTION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
18585381 STRAIN WAVE GEAR Non-Final OA GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
18028615 Steering System for a Vehicle, in Particular a Utility Vehicle Final Rejection KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18812215 Robot for High-Temperature Applications Non-Final OA Persimmon Technologies Corporation
18840286 TRANSMISSION SYSTEM Final Rejection ZEROSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED
18789401 DRIVELINE FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A TRANSMISSION WITH AT LEAST NINE SPEEDS Non-Final OA DANA GRAZIANO S.R.L.
18661450 EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ACTUATORS WITH PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Sol Robotics, Inc.
18419302 Motorcycle Non-Final OA White Motorcycle Concepts Limited

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