Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCLAIN, GERALD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2812 3652 3653

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
815
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
948
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 773 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
34.7%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18525803 TRANSFER ROBOT AND STOCKER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
18515279 BATTERY SWAPPING APPARATUS AND BATTERY SWAPPING SYSTEM Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18642944 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR SELECTING AND PACKING ARTICLES Non-Final OA HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
18572138 TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18042908 TROUGH MANIPULATOR AND METHOD FOR LIFTING OBJECTS AND TROUGH Non-Final OA OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
17991540 TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS, FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18761592 AIR CURTAIN FOR DEFECT REDUCTION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18457053 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE SHAPE SPECIFYING METHOD, TRANSFER DEVICE, AND END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18254763 PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17672947 PACKAGING ROBOT AND METHOD USED TO CARRY OUT A PACKAGING PROCESS Non-Final OA Krones Aktiengesellschaft
18510394 SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18399392 PROBE CARD GRIPPER AND TRANSFER DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18384639 SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT ROBOT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18225133 CONTAINER RELAY UNIT AND LOGISTICS TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17486693 ARTICULATED ARM APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection VANRX PHARMASYSTEMS INC.
18708586 NESTING ATMOSPHERIC ROBOT ARMS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18607415 Method of Manufacturing a Working Arm for a Working Machine Non-Final OA J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED
18565401 PRODUCT HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Autostore Technology AS
18324198 WORKING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING PROCESS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18339369 MECHANICAL HANDLING DEVICE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS, AND HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Bausch + Ströbel SE + Co. KG
17622951 MACHINE AND METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSPORT ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS TO MAKE A PACKAGE FROM AND TO ONE OR MORE WORKING STATIONS Final Rejection I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
18709429 GRIPPER WITH SUCTION NOZZLE Non-Final OA De Beers UK Ltd
18623140 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLAR PANEL ORIENTATION DURING A LOADING PROCESS ONTO A CENTRALIZED ASSEMBLY FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Terabase Energy, Inc.
18512236 SUBSTRATE PICKUP TOOL, SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY STATION AND SUBSTRATE INSTALLATION METHOD Non-Final OA WISTRON CORP.
18691581 INTERNAL LINE ROUTING FOR WORKING MACHINES HAVING BOOM ARMS Non-Final OA KOMATSU FOREST AB
18574728 APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER Non-Final OA UK ROBOTICS. CO., LTD.
18253552 ROBOTIC APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MOVING OBJECTS Non-Final OA THE RUBIC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17662517 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PLACING SUBSTRATES IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Eugenus, Inc.
15889811 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT Final Rejection Brooks Automation, Inc.

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