Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAMPLE, JONATHAN L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3655 3657 3664

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+30.6% vs TC avg
979
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 951 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18981895 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18281196 BATTERY TRANSPORT SUPPORT SYSTEM, BATTERY TRANSPORT SUPPORT DEVICE, BATTERY TRANSPORT SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING BATTERY TRANSPORT SUPPORT PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18869842 MECHANICAL MANIPULATION SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING AUTHENTICATION PROCESS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18646821 SHIP MONITORING DEVICE, SHIP MONITORING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
19011228 GENERATING AND/OR USING TRAINING INSTANCES THAT INCLUDE PREVIOUSLY CAPTURED ROBOT VISION DATA AND DRIVABILITY LABELS Non-Final OA GDM Holding LLC
18888112 Multimodal Object Identification Non-Final OA GDM Holding LLC
18983928 WHOLE BODY MANIPULATION ON A LEGGED ROBOT USING DYNAMIC BALANCE Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18654187 WORK MEASURING METHOD AND WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17764219 DETERIORATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, DETERIORATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18218316 OBJECT PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PICK VERIFICATION Final Rejection Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
18896900 ABNORMAL CONDITION DETECTION SYSTEM, ABNORMAL CONDITION DETECTION METHOD, AND ABNORMAL CONDITION DETECTION RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
18889507 INTELLIGENT DIAGNOSTIC PROBE Non-Final OA Power Probe Group, Inc.
18884126 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POSITIONS OF DEBONING ROBOT Non-Final OA HOLY COW CO., LTD.
18838624 ROBOTIC APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PLANT TRANSPLANTATION Non-Final OA PURE IMPACT FZCO
18653144 LIFTING VEHICLE WITH TILTING CAB Non-Final OA Merlo Project S.r.l.
18291468 AN ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLABLE VEHICLE INVERTER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LTD.
18521538 BULK DISPENSER ACTUATION DETECTION Non-Final OA Retail Space Solutions LLC

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