Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCCLAIN, GERALD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1774 2812 3652 3653

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+22.3% vs TC avg
817
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
899
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 781 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
64.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18525803 TRANSFER ROBOT AND STOCKER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
18383656 APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING CARRIERS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18515279 BATTERY SWAPPING APPARATUS AND BATTERY SWAPPING SYSTEM Non-Final OA 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.
18525935 TRANSFER MODULE AND TRANSFER METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18457053 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE SHAPE SPECIFYING METHOD, TRANSFER DEVICE, AND END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
17672947 PACKAGING ROBOT AND METHOD USED TO CARRY OUT A PACKAGING PROCESS Non-Final OA Krones Aktiengesellschaft
18339369 MECHANICAL HANDLING DEVICE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS, AND HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection Bausch + Ströbel SE + Co. KG
18510394 SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18384639 SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT ROBOT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18324198 WORKING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING PROCESS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18565401 PRODUCT HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18709429 GRIPPER WITH SUCTION NOZZLE Non-Final OA De Beers UK Ltd
18691581 INTERNAL LINE ROUTING FOR WORKING MACHINES HAVING BOOM ARMS Non-Final OA KOMATSU FOREST AB
18607415 Method of Manufacturing a Working Arm for a Working Machine Non-Final OA J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED
18433771 AUTOMATIC CHIP PICK-AND-PLACE APPARATUS AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SEMIGHT INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD
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.
17486693 ARTICULATED ARM APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection VANRX PHARMASYSTEMS INC.
15889811 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT Final Rejection Brooks Automation, Inc.

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