Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KENIRY, HEATHER J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Heather J Keniry serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3657. She has 121 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 81.0. This 81.0 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on her docket. The 121 resolved cases are a foundation for this analysis.

The interview lift pct is 19.5. This 19.5 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 19.5 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 3600.

The median days to allowance is 924. This 924 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 924 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history in Art Unit 3657.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+29.0% vs TC avg
145
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 121 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19226381 MANIPULATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18983636 WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
18954334 MANIPULATION TASK SOLVER Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18267309 CONTROLLER, ROBOT SYSTEM AND LEARNING DEVICE Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17561747 ENHANCED ROBOT SAFETY PERCEPTION AND INTEGRITY MONITORING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19115772 CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18836469 ROBOT SYSTEM AND CALIBRATION METHOD Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18260848 NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
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.
18059320 INTERACTIVE METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
19195131 AUTOMATED ROBOTIC ARM ASSEMBLY AND SMART CAGE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR VERTEBRATE ANIMAL CARE Non-Final OA Olden Labs, PBC.
19008977 SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection SUMCO Corporation

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