Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,167
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
73.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18536161 LOGISTICS SYSTEM Non-Final OA 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
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.
18751138 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Node Systems Inc.
18557473 A STORAGE COLUMN MODULE FOR COUPLING TO A FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE OF AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Autostore Technology AS
18585591 SHUTTLE STORAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fabmatics 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
17741047 EJECTOR ACTUATION OF REFUSE VEHICLE TAILGATE Non-Final OA The Heil Co.

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