Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2814 3653 3655

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+26.7% vs TC avg
1,126
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1078 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§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
18758164 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIZED POWDER PROCESSING AND A PROCESSED POWDER Final Rejection General Electric Company
17993706 INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18000175 LOAD-HANDLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18203548 ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
18449160 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19101556 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WOOD-BASED MATERIALS FROM OTHER MATERIALS Non-Final OA PAL S.R.L.
18303609 STORAGE MEDIUM, ARRANGEMENT SPECIFYING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18988602 Dual Deck Vibratory Screening Bucket Non-Final OA Dual Force Technology, LLC
18516895 CARRIAGE SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND CARRIAGE SYSTEM CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18874212 MACHINE FOR FRACTIONATING GROUND CEREAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA SWISCA AG
18649076 Material Separating Assemblies and Methods Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18970385 Process for Redistributing Packages in a Sorting Station Final Rejection Deutsche Post AG
18956531 CRUSHER SCREENING UNIT Non-Final OA Portafill International Limited
18866011 Method of Separating Scrap Particles, and Particle Separation Assemby Final Rejection Technische Universiteit Delft
18864201 CRUSHER FEED STATION Final Rejection SANDVIK LTD
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.
18001143 AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR STORING FRESH FOOD AND PRODUCE Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18064609 WAREHOUSE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18575272 DISPATCH METHOD FOR A TRANSPORT ROBOT, DISPATCH SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO.LTD.
18547545 METHOD FOR CONSIGNEE-SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALIZING OF A NON-INDIVIDUALIZED PRODUCT OR A NON-INDIVIDUALIZED PRODUCT BUNDLE AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INDIVIDUALIZATION STEP OF THE METHOD Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER
18574396 CONTAINER LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE, AND WAREHOUSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BEIJING GEEKPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18574380 WAREHOUSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BEIJING GEEKPLUS TECHNOLOGY 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

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