Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1685 2814 3651 3653 3655 3662

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
1,139
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
874
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1096 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.5%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18516016 VEHICLE TRANSPORT DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18834301 ARRANGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, ARRANGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND ARRANGEMENT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18829773 TRAVELING SYSTEM, TRAVELING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRAVELING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989266 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIZED POWDER PROCESSING AND A PROCESSED POWDER Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18914209 ARTICLE SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ARTICLE SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA BANDAI CO., LTD.
18655772 CARGO-SPACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING OBJECTS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18568533 MOBILE AUTOMATED DISPENSING MACHINE DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection CAREFUSION 303, INC.
18203548 ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
18813348 SIEVING DEVICES FOR PUPAE SEPARATION Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
19004068 SAFE POINT PATTERN Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18175344 TWO LEVEL VACUUM WAFER TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH ROBOTS ON EACH LEVEL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18865833 PICKING DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Machinery, Ltd.
17907293 A Dispatch System Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18001143 AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR STORING FRESH FOOD AND PRODUCE Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
19045308 ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PATTERN RECOGNITION-BASED INSPECTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18925959 Self-Inventorying Construction Tool Container and Methods of Use Thereof Non-Final OA United Rentals, Inc.

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