Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WATTS III, JAMES MILLER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3664

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
1.7%
§102 Novelty
92.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§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
18168482 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTS WITHIN ENVIRONMENTS MODELED BASED ON IMAGES Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
18799731 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CONTROL MODULES FOR CONTROLLING GRASPING BY ROBOT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
17978740 SMART ON-DEMAND MARKETPLACE AND SERVICE DELIVERY FOR ROBOTS Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18293644 DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING MOVEMENT DISTANCE OF REMOTE SURGERY END EFFECTOR, AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ROEN Surgical, Inc.
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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