Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alan Lindsay Ostrow is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3657. He has 51 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 72.5 percent. The median days to allowance is 969. These figures suggest a favorable and relatively fast prosecution environment. The 72.5 percent allowance rate across 51 resolved cases indicates a high level of success for applicants.

The interview lift is 25.2 percent, indicating that interviews are very effective at securing allowances. Practitioners can use this 25.2 percent lift to improve their odds beyond the 72.5 percent allowance rate. With 51 resolved cases, the 969 median days to allowance provides a helpful benchmark for timing. The 25.2 percent interview lift is a strong reason to engage with the examiner in Art Unit 3657. This strategy can help navigate the 3600 Tech Center requirements more efficiently.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+21.1% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+24.1%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19281397 SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTROLLING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19273331 DATA SUPPLY DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DATA SUPPLY METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18821802 ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17602720 PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONNECTING APPARATUS AND END EFFECTOR APPARATUS Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
19149850 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18686363 TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, TRAINED MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, TRAINED MODEL, AND HOLDING MODE INFERENCE DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19156513 MOBILE ROBOTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18747307 AUTOMATED TORQUE DRIVER SOLUTION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18442544 WORK SPACE FORCE/ACCELERATION DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18448371 ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
17568321 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACING FAULT OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOT Final Rejection AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18171711 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING OPERATOR VIGILANCE BY ANALYZING OPERATOR TRACKING Final Rejection Woven by Toyota, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month