Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Victor L Macarthur, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3658 3676 3679 3722 3723

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
1,127
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
1108
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1084 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
31.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18042182 APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CLEANLINESS OF ROBOT AND ASSOCIATED ROBOT Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
19426846 A SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A GEARBOX OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19423896 OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ACTUATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
18543435 STAMPED GEARTRAIN COVER Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18809831 DISCONNECTION MECHANISM, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection VALEO EMBRAYAGES
18777369 Assembly Structure and Station for Assembling and Disassembling the Same Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19147434 POWER-SHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CONFIGURED AS A GROUP CONSTRUCTION, MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND AGRICULTURAL OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18880632 BEARING STRUCTURE FOR SPEED REDUCER OF ROBOT, ACTUATOR FOR ROBOT, AND ROBOT Final Rejection Fanuc Corporation
18615617 SEALED AXIAL FLUX MOTORS FOR VACUUM ROBOTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19285831 WAVE GEAR DRIVE Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
19130569 INPUT GEAR STAGE FOR AN EPICYCLIC GEAR BOX Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19146582 STRAIN WAVE GEARING Non-Final OA HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
19113619 JAMMABLE APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Auckland UniServices Limited
18033640 GEAR SPINDLE DEVICE FOR ROLLING MILL, ROLLING MILL FACILITY, AND METHOD OF COOLING GEAR SPINDLE DEVICE FOR ROLLING MILL Non-Final OA PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Victor L Macarthur's allowance rate?

66.4% of resolved applications examined by Victor L Macarthur were allowed (1,084 resolved cases), compared with 61.7% across Art Unit 3618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Victor L Macarthur?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Victor L Macarthur take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Victor L Macarthur took 1,108 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Victor L Macarthur work in?

Victor L Macarthur examines applications in Art Unit 3618 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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