Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KHAYER, SOHANA T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664 3666

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+30.5% vs TC avg
327
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18986740 TIRE PRESSURE ALARM METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD
18847254 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN ACTION FOR AN AUTOMATED DEVICE BASED ON UNCERTAINTIES OF A STATE OF AN ENVIRONMENT OF THE AUTOMATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18567233 AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS ROBOT Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18535855 Systems and Methods Utilizing Machine Vision for Tracking and Assisting an Individual Within a Venue Non-Final OA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18917451 MOTION ESTIMATION OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18893059 DISPLAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGICAL PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18340953 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RESTRICT RANGE OF MOTION OF ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18833790 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18548202 WORKLOAD PERFORMANCE PREDICTION Non-Final OA HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
19120897 ERGONOMIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18345359 METHOD TO CONTROL A VEHICLE AS A FUNCTION OF DATA FROM A VEHICLE-BASED DRONE Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18985985 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL ROBOT AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18705817 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUSLY PLUGGING A CHARGING PLUG INTO A CHARGING SOCKET OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18804309 UPDATING ENHANCED FLIGHT PLAN VARIANTS Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18958753 INTEGRATED ROOFING ACCESSORIES FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA BMIC LLC
18688662 IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, AND SOFTWARE SWITCHING METHOD Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18586119 ROBOT WITH ARTICULATED OR VARIABLE LENGTH UPPER ARM Final Rejection Dexterity, Inc.
18393504 MULTIPLE ROBOT SIMULTANEOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS PICK AND PLACE Non-Final OA Dexterity, Inc.
18457999 In-Field Radio Frequency Impairment Compensation Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18985022 ROBOT CONTROL WITH LIMITATION OF CONTROL QUANTITY Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18946088 SELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION IN RESPONSE TO A CONTINGENCY EVENT Non-Final OA Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company
18849511 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FOREST FIRE Non-Final OA DRYAD NETWORKS GMBH
18848739 COMMODITY TRANSFER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA TELEXISTENCE INC.
18679946 Coupled artificial intelligence and robotics to estimate size, mass, yield and integrated process for guiding robotic automation of vertical farming and greenhouse hydroponic cycle agriculture Final Rejection Plant Culture Systems Inc.
18550948 IMPROVED VISION-BASED MEASURING Non-Final OA ROBOVISION
18545687 SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE HUBS FOR MANUAL AND ROBOTIC PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Imperative Care, Inc.
18273826 System and Method for Robotic Food and Beverage Preparation Using Computer Vision Non-Final OA Blue Hill Tech, Inc.

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