Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658 3679

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
1093
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
1137
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1059 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
29.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19266513 HYBRID ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION WITH SUPERCAPACITOR Non-Final OA INY LLC
18809831 DISCONNECTION MECHANISM, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO EMBRAYAGES
18883744 STEERING WHEEL-MOUNTED BUTTON MODULE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18463830 GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR A SIDE STICK UNIT Non-Final OA Ratier-Figeac SAS
18995544 COMBINED AXLE DISCONNECT AND PARK LOCK SYSTEM Non-Final OA EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
18560060 ELECTROHYDRAULIC ROBOT Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18615617 SEALED AXIAL FLUX MOTORS FOR VACUUM ROBOTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18594040 OPERATION DEVICE AND MOBILE ROBOT Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19046718 POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND COOKING ROBOT Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18966271 SHIFTING APPARATUS AND TOWING VEHICLE Final Rejection DEERE & COMPANY
18576578 ARTICULATION DRIVE ASSEMBLIES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18431247 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RELATIVE ANGULAR POSITIONS OF DOG CLUTCH ELEMENTS Final Rejection DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
19084835 DEVICE FOR SWITCHING AT LEAST TWO PARTIAL GEAR MECHANISMS, AND ELECTRIC AXLE WITH SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA MAGNA Powertrain GmbH & Co KG
18880632 BEARING STRUCTURE FOR SPEED REDUCER OF ROBOT, ACTUATOR FOR ROBOT, AND ROBOT Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18543435 STAMPED GEARTRAIN COVER Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18287020 BENDING STRUCTURE BODY Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
17618646 RADICAL LATCH INTERFACE SYSTEM Non-Final OA MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
18946104 ACTUATING DRIVE HAVING A LOCKING UNIT Final Rejection OECHSLER AG
18937761 SIDESTICK GRIP HAVING MINIMAL CROSS-AXIS CONTROL COUPLING Non-Final OA EMBRAER S.A.
18837047 REMOVABLE MANEUVERING MEMBER FOR THE MOVEMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC OPERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEA PROTOTIPI S.R.L.
18654783 Electromotive double drive Non-Final OA Pampero AG
18614877 ACTUATORS FOR CONVERTING ROTATIONAL INPUT TO AXIAL OUTPUT Final Rejection Danbury Mission Technologies, LLC
18033640 GEAR SPINDLE DEVICE FOR ROLLING MILL, ROLLING MILL FACILITY, AND METHOD OF COOLING GEAR SPINDLE DEVICE FOR ROLLING MILL Final Rejection PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.
18349749 AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL DISCONNECT FOR WIND ASSIST Non-Final OA Warn Industries, Inc.

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