Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VISCARRA, RICARDO I

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+27.9%
Interview Lift
1367
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19363033 A ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH TRANSFERRING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MUJIN, INC.
18222826 ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18442344 TASK SPACE OUTER-LOOP INTEGRATED DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17988473 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LIGHTING FOR A MOBILE ROBOT Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18086334 MOTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, CONTROLLER, MEDIUM, AND ROBOT Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Robot Technology Co., Ltd.
18292685 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA OMRON CORPORATION
18476768 AUTOMATED WORKPIECE TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING THEREOF Final Rejection ATS Corporation
18232239 SIMULATION OF ROBOTICS DEVICES USING A NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ETH Zurich
18407713 FREE-FOCUS IMAGING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC AUTOMATION Final Rejection Intrinsic Innovation LLC

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