Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WATTS III, JAMES MILLER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1006
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 43 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18850229 ROBOT SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18638817 ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18723816 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND ROBOT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18280912 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PROGRAM Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18176954 INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR ANIMATED FIGURES Non-Final OA Universal City Studios LLC
18686870 CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING MECHANISM ERROR PARAMETER AND DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING NECESSITY OF CALIBRATING MECHANISM ERROR PARAMETER Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18799731 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CONTROL MODULES FOR CONTROLLING GRASPING BY ROBOT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
18558440 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A TELEROBOTIC ROBOT Final Rejection KUKA Deutschland GmbH
18293644 DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING MOVEMENT DISTANCE OF REMOTE SURGERY END EFFECTOR, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ROEN Surgical, Inc.
18610285 LEARNING ROBUST LEGGED ROBOT LOCOMOTION WITH IMPLICIT TERRAIN IMAGINATION VIA DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Non-Final OA UROBOTICS CORP.
17986696 REAL-TIME ROBOTICS CONTROL FRAMEWORK WITH CUSTOM REACTIONS Final Rejection Intrinsic Innovation LLC
18564414 METHOD FOR DETERMINING EXTERNAL FORCE APPLIED TO ROBOTIC ARM, ROBOTIC ARM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection FLEXIV LTD.
18550264 MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM Non-Final OA LINKWIZ INCORPORATED

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