Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VISCARRA, RICARDO I

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
+10.5% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
64.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18970284 ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19272572 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18287119 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18516324 ROBOT TEACHING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-LEVEL WORK Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18263001 ROBOT SYSTEM, MOVEMENT PATH GENERATION DEVICE, AND MOVEMENT PATH GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19307558 AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION AND CONFIGURATION OF ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION WORKFLOWS USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA UiPath, Inc.
18799726 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CONTROL MODULES FOR CONTROLLING GRASPING BY ROBOT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
18730307 PROGRAMMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17988473 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LIGHTING FOR A MOBILE ROBOT Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.
19115135 ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nitto Denko Corporation
18407713 FREE-FOCUS IMAGING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC AUTOMATION Final Rejection Intrinsic Innovation LLC

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