Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KEENAN, JAMES W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2814 3652 3655 3656

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
1,176
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1146 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
35.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612401 DISTRIBUTION STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18216777 TRANSPORT TRAILERS FOR RAISING AND TRANSPORTING DOLLIES Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18748640 SOLAR COMPONENT STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION DEVICES Non-Final OA ARRAY TECH, INC.
18701340 Systems and Methods for Order Processing Non-Final OA OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
18261561 Winch Assembly of a Load Handling Device Final Rejection Ocado Innovation Limited
18257164 GRIPPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
17908774 AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18429520 PLACEMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection Isuzu Motors Limited
18982880 CYCLOIDAL DRIVE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18910857 REFUSE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC LIFT Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18755127 REAR LIFT ASSEMBLY FOR REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18949966 MAINTENANCE DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18499623 MOBILE TRANSPORT DEVICE AND MOBILE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18556959 A DOUBLE ENDED ACCESS STATION FOR AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS

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