Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2691 3656 3669

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+85.7%
Interview Lift
862
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946115 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA THINKWARE CORPORATION
18579411 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A WORKSURFACE Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18579421 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A WORKSURFACE Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18768325 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GESTURES OUTSIDE A VEHICLE AND COMPLETING AN ACTION Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18176337 OBJECT MANIPULATION APPARATUS, HANDLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18630901 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HANDLING SYSTEM AND HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA J.Schmalz GmbH
17794061 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION SYNCHRONIZATION HANDLING IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18746492 OPTIMIZED METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATING ROBOT POURING REGIONS BASED ON HIERARCHICAL PROCESSING AND CONNECTIVITY MAXIMIZATION AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
18832511 CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18723984 FAILURE PREDICTION DEVICE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18714094 CONTROL DEVICE, TEACHING DEVICE, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18012771 JOINT CONTROL IN A MECHANICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
18894132 ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18371472 ROBOT STEP LENGTH CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT CONTROLLER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD
18103050 Method for Operating an Autonomous Mobile Processing Robot and Processing System Final Rejection Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18179691 AUTONOMOUS DRONE FOR RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTION Final Rejection University of South Carolina
18510657 ROBOT DEVICE Final Rejection TECHMAGIC INC.
18174305 GEOFENCE MANAGEMENT WITH AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA SKYGRID, LLC

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