Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
-15.6%
Interview Lift
919
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18127789 VISUAL HEIGHT ESTIMATOR WITH ROBOTIC POURING CONTROLLER FOR GRANULAR MEDIA Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18260652 MOVING APPARATUS AND MOVING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD FOR GROUNDED TRAVEL ON UNEVEN SURFACES Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18850183 ROBOT SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18889385 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18602748 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A HAZARD ZONE OF A ROBOT Final Rejection SICK AG
18299789 ROBOT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18856921 REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, AND REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18709449 ROBOTIC APPLICATION OF TAPES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18761922 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18627604 CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18231330 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18393728 ENHANCED NAVIGATION, LOCALIZATION, AND PATH PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18473453 Robotic System Trajectory Planning Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18559928 VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18873331 ROBOT SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18287755 SYSTEM INCLUDING A ROBOT AND AT LEAST ONE OF A MICHINE TOOL OR OTHER ROBOT AND CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18548834 MOTION-PATH GENERATION DEVICE, NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE, NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18982229 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18447518 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GUARDING A MOBILE ROBOT Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18728430 MOTION PREDICTION AND TRAJECTORY GENERATION FOR MOBILE AGENTS Final Rejection Five AI Limited
18969270 AUTOMATED GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM INCLUDING MOBILE ROBOT DEVICE Non-Final OA KC CO., LTD.
18666507 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DRIVABLE LANE CORRIDORS Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18398687 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REPORTING FIRES SURROUNDING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18749699 ROBOT, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Tokyo Robotics Inc.
18709263 METHOD FOR KEEPING RC POINT CONSTANT, ROBOTIC ARM, DEVICE, ROBOT, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN EDGE MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18284583 ELECTROLYTIC CELL LID HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection ALUMATIQ AS
18179796 TOOL CALIBRATION FOR MANUFACTURING ROBOTS Final Rejection Path Robotics, Inc.

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