Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TIGHE, BRENDAN P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3631 3652 3657

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
620
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1080
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 588 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
80.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18684528 CART TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18517016 PICKUP TOOLING Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18537549 ADVANCED PRECISION CONSTRUCTION FEATURES ON PILOT OPERATED MACHINES Final Rejection Deere & Company
17062919 WORKPIECE TRANSFERRING TOOL Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18601076 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE CHECKING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18283738 ROBOTICS ASSISTED OPENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
18581869 PLACEMENT BASE Non-Final OA DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
18023850 CARRYING DEVICE, WAREHOUSING LOGISTICS SYSTEM, AND PALLET CARRYING METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18667231 DRIVE SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AN AIRCRAFT WORKPIECE ON A MAINTENANCE STAND Non-Final OA Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18316738 DEVICE FOR MOVING AN ARTICLE Non-Final OA SITA B.V.
18848340 ROBOT ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING AND/OR HANDLING A WORKPIECE, PROTECTION ELEMENT FOR A ROBOT ASSEMBLY, AND PROTECTION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ROUNDPEG TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
18725046 MODULAR STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A STORAGE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE METHOD Non-Final OA Noyes Robotics GmbH
18570602 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA ELEBIA AUTOHOOKS, S.L.U.
18578201 AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR FORMING FILTER BAGS CONTAINING INFUSION PRODUCTS Non-Final OA I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
18280592 AN AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Autostore Technology AS
18640551 TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT ROTATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Cinelease, LLC
18498873 SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE MOVABLE ARMS UTILIZING A MECHANICAL SWITCH MECHANISM Non-Final OA Brooks Automation US, LLC
18314856 Linear Transfer System for a Collaborative Robot Final Rejection Thomson Industries, Inc.
16788873 Substrate Transport Vacuum Platform Final Rejection Persimmon Technologies, Crop.

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