Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3666

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+60.0%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
40.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18299946 CROP RESIDUE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Deere & Company
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
18736161 DOOR CLOSING SYSTEM OF AN ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
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.
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
18721092 Wheel Weight Mapping of an Agricultural Implement Final Rejection AGCO Corporation
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.
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
17586407 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AIRCRAFT COLLISION CONFLICT RISK EVALUATION SYSTEM Final Rejection CIVIL AVIATION FLIGHT UNIVERSITY OF CHINA

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