Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ROBARGE, TYLER ROGER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
58
Total Applications
+1.9%
Interview Lift
1023
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
1.5%
§102 Novelty
97.1%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18128348 DRIVING ROBOT APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE DRIVING ROBOT APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17901739 ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH OVERLAP PROCESSING MECHANISM AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection MUJIN, Inc.
17929195 Server Device And Method For Providing A Vehicle Function Via A Vehicle-External Communication Device Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18571698 CONTROL OF A TOOL MOUNTED ON A ROBOTIC ARM Non-Final OA VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
18181864 VEHICLE UNDERWATER DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection FCA US LLC
17896368 Processes and Systems for Airspace Design Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17929194 VEHICLE TRACKING Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18032326 SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18093761 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING ROBOT MECHANISMS WITH FLEXIBLE LINKS Non-Final OA ETH Zürich
18233260 ROBOT WITH SEVEN OR MORE DEGREES OF FREEDOM Final Rejection Dexterity, Inc.
18354892 POLICY PLANNING USING BEHAVIOR MODELS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18392296 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING COLLISION DETECTION OF MOVING PATH OF MACHINE TOOL Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18214961 COBOT WELDING TRAJECTORY CORRECTION WITH SMART VISION Final Rejection American Air Liquide, Inc.
18538440 METHOD FOR POSITIONING A FIRST COMPONENT RELATIVE TO A SECOND COMPONENT BY A ROBOTIC ARM SYSTEM Non-Final OA PERI SE
18115626 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LATERAL DRIVING BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA Credit Karma, LLC
18631619 AUTOMATIC CAR WASH SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SUNNDER TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
18373464 METHOD FOR HANDLING OBJECTS, AND HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection J. SCHMALZ GMBH
18178705 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND LABELING OBSTACLES ALONG TRAJECTORIES OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
18251861 SURGICAL ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection MICROPORT NAVIBOT (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
17979258 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON EDGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KIAPI (Korea Intelligent Automotive Parts Promotion Institute)

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