Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KEENAN, JAMES W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2814 3652 3655

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
1166
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
64.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17741041 TAILGATE ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE Non-Final OA The Heil Co.
18536161 LOGISTICS SYSTEM Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17908774 AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18377572 COMMON RESOURCE SHARING AND MANAGEMENT FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18429520 PLACEMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18499623 MOBILE TRANSPORT DEVICE AND MOBILE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18410494 FORKLIFT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FORKLIFT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
18465506 LIFTING DEVICE Final Rejection Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18037424 Article Storage Facility Final Rejection Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18581084 TRANSFER ROBOT FOR REDUCED FOOTPRINT PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18216777 TRANSPORT TRAILERS FOR RAISING AND TRANSPORTING DOLLIES Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18766764 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATING DUMPSTERS Final Rejection Phase II Enterprises, Inc.
18751138 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Node Systems Inc.
18364941 Bedslide Lift Apparatus, And Systems And Methods Of Using Same Non-Final OA J.B. Poindexter & Company
18585591 SHUTTLE STORAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fabmatics GmbH
18509566 SHUTTLE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SHUTTLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Gebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH
18499929 CONTAINMENT UNIT Non-Final OA Mobile Road Service Solutions, LLC
18075611 CARGO TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection Stratom, Inc.
18075614 CARGO TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Stratom, Inc.
17752655 CARGO TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection Stratom, Inc.
17988058 Product Unpackaging System Non-Final OA Custom Technologies LLC
17999006 Industrial Truck for Transporting Containers on a Support Frame Non-Final OA VDL STEELWELD B.V.
17627766 CONVEYING DEVICE FOR MOVING VEHICLES, AND ROBOT SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE Final Rejection STRADOT SOCIÉTÉ PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIÉE À ASSOCIÉ UNIQUE ET CAPITAL VARIABLE

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