Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3651 3653 3657 3659 3661

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+31.6% vs TC avg
937
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
870
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 898 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
41.5%
§102 Novelty
27.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18507854 LOGISTICS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WITH ROBUST OBJECT DETECTION, LOCALIZATION AND MONITORING Non-Final OA Symbotic LLC
18503757 MIDDLEWARE-BASED UAV-UGB LOGISTICS SYSTEM Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18825053 ARTICLE LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTILEVEL SORTER Non-Final OA Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
18526256 LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17711203 ROBOTIC COLLECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection YAMABIKO CORPORATION
18041239 STORAGE SYSTEM, METHODS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
17909088 AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES Final Rejection Ocado Innovation Limited
18006535 HANDLING PLANT AND HANDLING METHOD FOR PRODUCT CONTAINERS Final Rejection KRONES AG
18213355 CONTROL OF CONVEYOR LINE INSTALLATIONS FOR ITEMS OF GENERAL CARGO Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18051585 TRANSFER APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE, TRANSFER METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17917623 DATA COLLECTION METHOD, DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
18489067 PHARMACEUTICAL ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
17960542 STACK CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE Final Rejection Dexterity, Inc.
18322210 TRANSPORT CONTROL APPARATUS AND LOGISTICS TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18216712 Article Accommodation Facility Final Rejection Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18504927 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINITION OF A ZONE OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR WITH A CONTINUUM OF POSSIBLE ACTIONS AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SAME Non-Final OA Seegrid Corporation
18574555 AN ACCESS STATION FOR AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18556291 CONTAINER HANDLER AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A STORAGE CONTAINER Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18470612 ZONE CONTROL SYSTEMS, CONVEYOR SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
18261939 BULK FEEDER AND FEEDER MANAGEMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
18575722 IMPROVED METHOD FOR LOADING A TARGET LOADING AID, AND WAREHOUSE AND PICKING SYSTEM THEREFOR Non-Final OA TGW LOGISTICS GMBH
18017537 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A NUMBER OF GOODS IN A LOAD CARRIER Non-Final OA TGW Logistics GmbH
18547695 CONTROLLER FOR POUCH-MAKING MACHINE, POUCH-MAKING MACHINE, POUCH, CONTROL METHOD FOR POUCH-MAKING MACHINE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR POUCH-MAKING MACHINE Non-Final OA HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
18556917 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING AND/OR GROUPING PIECE GOODS Non-Final OA KHS GMBH
18206234 Robot Having Interchangeable Batteries Final Rejection Nimble Robotics, Inc.
18292920 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAGENTIZING AND AERATING FEED TO FLOTATION MACHINES Non-Final OA FLSmidth A/S
18564597 MEMBRANE SPARGERS FOR GRAVITY SEPARATORS AND FLOTATION MACHINES Non-Final OA FLSmidth A/S
18269941 CARRYING ROBOT, CARRYING CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND WAREHOUSE SYSTEM Final Rejection Shanghai Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co., LTD
18406117 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING BULLETS FROM BACKSTOP MATERIAL Non-Final OA 1054610 BC LTD.
18562153 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORE PROCESSING WITH APPLICATION OF ULTRASOUND TO THE FLOTATION FROTH Non-Final OA ASSOCIAÇÄO INSTITUTO TECNOLÒGICO VALE-ITV

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