Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3653 3655

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
1121
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1069 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
31.2%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18863054 DROPLET SORTING SYSTEM, DROPLET SORTING METHOD, AND DROPLET SORTING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18251552 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18000175 LOAD-HANDLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
17907293 A Dispatch System Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18516016 VEHICLE TRANSPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18449160 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18303609 STORAGE MEDIUM, ARRANGEMENT SPECIFYING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18203548 ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
19101556 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WOOD-BASED MATERIALS FROM OTHER MATERIALS Non-Final OA PAL S.R.L.
18128422 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC PRODUCT INTAKE, STOCKING, AND RETRIEVAL Final Rejection COUPANG CORP.
18988602 Dual Deck Vibratory Screening Bucket Non-Final OA Dual Force Technology, LLC
18649076 Material Separating Assemblies and Methods Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18874212 MACHINE FOR FRACTIONATING GROUND CEREAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA SWISCA AG
18970385 Process for Redistributing Packages in a Sorting Station Final Rejection Deutsche Post AG
18956531 CRUSHER SCREENING UNIT Non-Final OA Portafill International Limited
18574380 WAREHOUSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BEIJING GEEKPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18864201 CRUSHER FEED STATION Final Rejection SANDVIK LTD
18001143 AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR STORING FRESH FOOD AND PRODUCE Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
17914145 AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING A STORAGE TOWER IN ISOLATING HOUSING Final Rejection Autostore Technology AS
18853970 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING WOOD PARTICLES FROM A WOOD-BASED FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING BARK Final Rejection UPM-Kymmene Corporation
18813348 SIEVING DEVICES FOR PUPAE SEPARATION Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18575374 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES FROM A LONG-TERM STORE TO A SHORT-TERM BUFFER, AND STORAGE AND ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM THEREFOR Non-Final OA TGW Logistics GmbH
18790011 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING AND COLLECTING ENHANCED METAL-BEARING ORES OF A DESIRED SIZE FROM METAL-BEARING ORES Non-Final OA CD PROCESSING LTD.
17983095 RFID ENABLED WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Dematic Corp.
18575272 DISPATCH METHOD FOR A TRANSPORT ROBOT, DISPATCH SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO.LTD.
18527605 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING, BY MEANS OF RECYCLING, A WORKPIECE MADE OF ELECTROPLATED PLASTIC Final Rejection ImpulsTec GmbH
18510052 TRICHOME SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SEPARATING TRICHOMES FROM SOURCE PLANT MATERIAL Non-Final OA Python Extraction Systems, LLC
18555488 SEPARATION OF MATERIAL TO BE SEPARATED IN A CENTRIFUGAL FORCE SEPARATOR Final Rejection MONTANUNIVERSITÄT LEOBEN
18267473 SUSPENDED AUTOMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA STAKABL, INC.
18255323 SAND CLEANING Non-Final OA FINN RECYCLING OY

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