Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROBARGE, TYLER ROGER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+25.3% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+9.1%
Interview Lift
997
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17901739 ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH OVERLAP PROCESSING MECHANISM AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection MUJIN, Inc.
17896368 Processes and Systems for Airspace Design Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18032326 SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18373464 METHOD FOR HANDLING OBJECTS, AND HANDLING SYSTEM Final Rejection J. SCHMALZ GMBH
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
17941597 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTIMATING A SPEED OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING A FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT Final Rejection Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
17929194 VEHICLE TRACKING Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
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
18178725 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING A TRAJECTORY OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BASED ON ONE OR MORE OBSTACLES Final Rejection Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
18178705 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND LABELING OBSTACLES ALONG TRAJECTORIES OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
17979258 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON EDGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIAPI (Korea Intelligent Automotive Parts Promotion Institute)
18251861 SURGICAL ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection MICROPORT NAVIBOT (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.

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