Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+18.8% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19149850 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
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
18361980 GRASP-POINT IDENTIFYING AND LABELING OF OBJECTS FOR ROBOT MANIPULATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18821802 ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17602720 PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONNECTING APPARATUS AND END EFFECTOR APPARATUS Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18906007 MIXED REALITY ROBOTIC TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHODS Final Rejection ABB SCHWEIZ AG
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.
18655623 MULTI-PURPOSE ROBOTS, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING STATE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SAME Final Rejection Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
18867438 TEACHING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18835948 WORK ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18252189 DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING PARAMETER, ROBOT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18684003 GRIPPING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD BY GRIPPING DEVICE Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
19009384 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CONFIGURATION FOR A VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
18171711 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING OPERATOR VIGILANCE BY ANALYZING OPERATOR TRACKING Final Rejection Woven by Toyota, Inc.

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