Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3666

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+66.7%
Interview Lift
948
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
91.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736161 DOOR CLOSING SYSTEM OF AN ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18148703 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LANE LINE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18184408 Robot Controller And Robot System Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17917078 MEDICAL MOVABLE BODY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18824508 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATOR, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MANIPULATOR, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18406363 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18817549 OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
18188692 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE USER-DEPENDENT SELECTION OF A BATTERY OPERATED TECHNICAL DEVICE DEPENDING ON A USER USAGE PROFILE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18524082 TRANSFER SYSTEM, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND TRANSFER METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18896341 AUTONOMOUS END EFFECTOR SELECTION AND MOUNTING Non-Final OA Dexterity, Inc.
18989532 CONTROL METHOD OF SWIMMING POOL CLEANING DEVICE AND DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection Aiper Global Pte. Ltd.
18243561 APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18773853 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOT PLANNING USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18721813 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ROBOTIC CAPTURE OF A FREE FLYER OR OTHER UNSUPPORTED OBJECT Final Rejection MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
18925189 REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RIVERFIELD Inc.
18658510 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC TUNING OF CLASSIFICATION YARD PARAMETERS Final Rejection BNSF Railway Company
18892353 IN-SITU ROBOT MATERIAL-REDUCING PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC TURBINE TOP COVER Final Rejection Wuhan Digital Design and Manufacturing Innovation Center Co.,Ltd.
18838860 Method for an Open-Loop and/or Closed-Loop Control of an Agricultural Distribution Machine and Agricultural Distribution Machine Non-Final OA Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
18789929 METHOD FOR DISMANTLING BATTERY COMPONENTS USING A ROBOT, A COMPUTING DEVICE IN WHICH SUCH A METHOD IS IMPLEMENTED, AND A SYSTEM COMPRISING THE COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection THOTH Inc.
18721092 Wheel Weight Mapping of an Agricultural Implement Final Rejection AGCO Corporation
18512799 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR ILLUMINATION Final Rejection Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Lid.
18280062 ROBOTIC COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection US Patent Innovations, LLC

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