Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KENIRY, HEATHER J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
145
Total Applications
+20.1%
Interview Lift
926
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19115772 CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18954334 MANIPULATION TASK SOLVER Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18983636 WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
17561747 ENHANCED ROBOT SAFETY PERCEPTION AND INTEGRITY MONITORING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19080384 MAP UPDATE USING IMAGES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18773282 Transfer Teaching Method and Substrate Processing System Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18059320 INTERACTIVE METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
17935956 INTELLIGENT ASSIGNMENT OF ROBOTIC EDGE DEVICES IN AN EDGE COMPUTING ECOSYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19040953 DYNAMIC MASS ESTIMATION METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED MOBILE MANIPULATOR ROBOT Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18975766 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING ROBOT ACTUATORS USING IMAGE DATA Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.

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