Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STCLAIR, ANDREW D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2100 2145 2178 3743 3749 3753 3754 3799

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.3%
Allow Rate
-9.7% vs TC avg
544
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1111
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 406 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736600 ROBOT ARM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18605866 ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18510691 ROBOT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18387064 ROBOT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18080762 CONTROL METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR, PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ROBOT WITH PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17979803 ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND ROBOT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17952364 DRIVE UNIT AND ROBOT Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17895096 VIBRATION GENERATING DEVICE AND PICKUP SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17874322 COPING WORK DISPLAY METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17723502 FORCE DETECTION APPARATUS AND ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17666584 TEACHING DEVICE, TEACHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17777223 SHAVING HEAD ASSEMBLY, HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND INDUCTIVE SHAVER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SOOCAS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18406242 Gateway Handover method and Apparatus, Terminal Device and Computer Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA TP-LINK SYSTEMS INC.
17987862 Method for Recognizing Text, Apparatus and Terminal Device Non-Final OA TP-LINK SYSTEMS INC.
17962565 Station, Method for Selecting Value of OBO Counter of Station and Electronic Device Non-Final OA TP-LINK SYSTEMS INC.

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