Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3658 3666

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+55.7%
Interview Lift
958
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18854374 MOBILE ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19222850 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17884750 WALK-BEHIND LAWNMOWER SPEED CONTROLS Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18824508 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATOR, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MANIPULATOR, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18739602 TIGHTENING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18377959 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18932014 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18434899 OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18817549 OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
18148703 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LANE LINE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18299946 CROP RESIDUE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18538106 ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18184408 Robot Controller And Robot System Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18580256 SEMI-AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF MULTIPLE PASSIVE JOINTS IN A ROBOTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
18537323 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PICKING ITEMS Non-Final OA HITACHI, Ltd.
18896341 AUTONOMOUS END EFFECTOR SELECTION AND MOUNTING Final Rejection Dexterity, Inc.
19295730 ROBOT COMPLIANCE CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS WITH PARAMETER SELF-LEARNING Final Rejection Zhejiang University of Technology
18736161 DOOR CLOSING SYSTEM OF AN ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18291814 Agricultural Implement Monitoring Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18721092 Wheel Weight Mapping of an Agricultural Implement Final Rejection AGCO Corporation
17881047 SMOOTHING SERVER FOR PROCESSING USER INTERACTIONS TO CONTROL AN INTERACTIVE ASSET Non-Final OA Universal City Studios LLC
18892584 Automatic Teaching System and Automatic Teaching Method Thereof Final Rejection BRIGHTEST TECHNOLOGY TAIWAN CO., LTD

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