Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZARROLI, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2831 2833 2839 3649 3658 3664

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+19.9% vs TC avg
968
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
908
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 944 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
30.7%
§102 Novelty
31.4%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18845919 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18634018 BATTERY CAPACITY ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18545568 BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE OPERATOR TO CHARGE TECHNICIAN INTERLOCK Non-Final OA Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
18962985 AUXILIARY CONTACTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CONNECTORS Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18697612 A Responsive Teach Interface for Programming an Industrial Robot Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18863331 CONTROL DEVICE FOR ROBOT DEVICE THAT ACQUIRES THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION INFORMATION, AND ROBOT DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18896377 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18864987 REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18720154 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY PACK, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18945586 SMART CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME USING AN APPLICATION SPECIFIC ELECTRONICS PACKAGING MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
18846554 FUSION SYSTEM OF MECHANICAL ARM AND DEXTEROUS HAND, AND MOTION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Beijing Institute of Precision Mechatronics and Controls
18794770 METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COMBINATION, AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COMBINATION Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18823814 INTERVENTIONAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH CURVE TRACKING Non-Final OA Magnisity Ltd.
18862699 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTERACTIONS WITH PHYSICAL OBJECTS BASED ON FUSION OF MULTIPLE SENSORS Non-Final OA Seegrid Corporation
18858132 AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18855649 RADAR TAGS AND INFRARED TAGS Non-Final OA OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
18734993 COAXIAL RIGHT-ANGLE PCB TO CABLE Non-Final OA CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
18698847 SURGICAL ROBOT, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA Precision Robotics (Hong Kong) Limited

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