Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RUSHING, JR, BOBBY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3618 3658 3678

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+23.6% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
944
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 487 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19019711 PRELOADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19261353 A GEARSHIFT ARRANGEMENT AND A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19019755 Driving Mechanism And Robot Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18695081 GEAR ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
19117899 AN IMPROVED GEARBOX FOR A POWERED RUNNING BOARD Non-Final OA Magna Exteriors Inc.
19098314 VEHICLE DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18646976 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE FOR SURGICAL ROBOT ARM Non-Final OA ORTHOSOFT ULC
18595559 MOTION CONVERTER AND DRIVE UNIT COMPRISING A MOTION CONVERTER Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
17909081 ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING Non-Final OA MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
18270188 SPINDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A SPINDLE DEVICE Final Rejection Edscha Engineering GmbH
18328326 Electric Motor Drive Train Conversion Assembly Non-Final OA BH Electrics LLC
17402365 INTEGRATED SLEW DRIVES FOR ACTUATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND OTHERS Final Rejection Kinematics, LLC

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