Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2691 3656 3669

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.4%
Allow Rate
At TC average
51
Total Applications
+79.4%
Interview Lift
912
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768325 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GESTURES OUTSIDE A VEHICLE AND COMPLETING AN ACTION Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18173457 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19004333 ADAPTIVE ROAD SIGN INTERPRETATION AND VEHICLE RESPONSE SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19004538 COORDINATED ENERGY REDISTRIBUTION USING ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18394382 OFFLINE TEACHING DEVICE AND OFFLINE TEACHING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18894132 ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18344526 COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-ROBOT ERROR CORRECTION AND FACILITATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18176337 OBJECT MANIPULATION APPARATUS, HANDLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17794061 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION SYNCHRONIZATION HANDLING IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
18832511 CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18723984 FAILURE PREDICTION DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18714094 CONTROL DEVICE, TEACHING DEVICE, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18634457 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR NAVIGATION WITHOUT RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Naver Corporation
18579411 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A WORKSURFACE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18579421 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A WORKSURFACE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18179691 AUTONOMOUS DRONE FOR RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTION Final Rejection University of South Carolina
18043409 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM WITH SAFETY MONITOR Non-Final OA CMR Surgical Limited
18012771 JOINT CONTROL IN A MECHANICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
18191175 DRIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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