Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PATTON, SPENCER D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3661 3664

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
613
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1147
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057457 CONTROLLING SEED PLACEMENT BASED ON PRIOR MATERIAL PLACEMENT Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18730008 DESIGNATION DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, DESIGNATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18690915 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONSTRUCTION ROBOT AND CONSTRUCTION ROBOT Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18929826 SELF-PROPELLED WORK ROBOT Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18598896 GUIDE ROBOT, CONTROL SERVER, AND GUIDE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19035194 CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS Non-Final OA iRobot Corporation
19028352 PERCEPTION-BASED PARKING ASSISTANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18759939 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CONTROL MODULES FOR GRASPING BY ROBOTS Final Rejection Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation

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