Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

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

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.2%
Allow Rate
-3.8% vs TC avg
1,112
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1076 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
33.2%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594040 OPERATION DEVICE AND MOBILE ROBOT Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18995544 COMBINED AXLE DISCONNECT AND PARK LOCK SYSTEM Final Rejection EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
18947589 ASYMMETRIC GEAR TEETH FOR GEARBOX Final Rejection Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
19352740 GEAR TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18543435 STAMPED GEARTRAIN COVER Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18028761 ACTUATOR OF A STEERING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18042182 APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CLEANLINESS OF ROBOT AND ASSOCIATED ROBOT Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18809831 DISCONNECTION MECHANISM, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection VALEO EMBRAYAGES
19285831 WAVE GEAR DRIVE Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18615617 SEALED AXIAL FLUX MOTORS FOR VACUUM ROBOTS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.

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