Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3658 3666
This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases
Alexandra Robyn Morford examines cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3600, with 19 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 47.4 percent. This 47.4 percent rate suggests a moderately challenging environment for applicants, with slightly less than half of applications reaching a grant. The 19 cases provide an initial look at her examination style and success metrics.
The interview lift for this examiner is a significant 47.7 percent. This 47.7 percent lift indicates that interviews are extremely effective in moving cases toward allowance. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication, as the data suggests it dramatically increases the chances of success compared to the baseline. The 47.4 percent baseline allowance rate is likely to be much higher for those who engage in an interview.
The median days to allowance is 964. This 964-day timeline is efficient and falls within a standard range for the tech center. Applicants can expect a resolution in this timeframe. Given the 47.4 percent allowance rate and the 47.7 percent interview lift, a strategy that includes early verbal advocacy is the most promising path forward for applications on this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19222850 | METHOD AND DEVICE WITH AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18580256 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF MULTIPLE PASSIVE JOINTS IN A ROBOTIC SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 18817549 | OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. |
| 17884750 | WALK-BEHIND LAWNMOWER SPEED CONTROLS | Non-Final OA | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 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. |
| 18148703 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LANE LINE | Final Rejection | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 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 |
| 18398343 | BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF AN EFFECTOR | Final Rejection | Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives |
| 18299946 | CROP RESIDUE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Deere & Company |
| 18487076 | LANE INDICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED |
| 18736161 | DOOR CLOSING SYSTEM OF AN ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Caterpillar Inc. |
| 18537323 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PICKING ITEMS | Non-Final OA | HITACHI, Ltd. |
| 19295730 | ROBOT COMPLIANCE CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS WITH PARAMETER SELF-LEARNING | Final Rejection | Zhejiang University of Technology |
| 18658510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC TUNING OF CLASSIFICATION YARD PARAMETERS | Non-Final OA | BNSF Railway Company |
| 18921728 | Teaching Method and Substrate Processing System | Non-Final OA | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 18291814 | Agricultural Implement Monitoring | Non-Final OA | AGCO International GmbH |
| 18721092 | Wheel Weight Mapping of an Agricultural Implement | Final Rejection | AGCO Corporation |
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