Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
-14.9%
Interview Lift
909
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
63.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19135730 ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18127789 VISUAL HEIGHT ESTIMATOR WITH ROBOTIC POURING CONTROLLER FOR GRANULAR MEDIA Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18761922 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18231330 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18260652 MOVING APPARATUS AND MOVING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD FOR GROUNDED TRAVEL ON UNEVEN SURFACES Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18259465 ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND ROBOT WITH SELECTABLE CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
18299789 ROBOT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18889385 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18521581 AUTOMATED TRANSPORT VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING ARTICLE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18833440 DESIGNATION DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, DESIGNATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19174148 ROBOT TEACHING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18666507 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DRIVABLE LANE CORRIDORS Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.

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