Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/713,896

DISPATCHING VEHICLES TO LOCATIONS BASED ON NEED

Final Rejection

Filed

Apr 05, 2022

Examiner

GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH

Art Unit

3624

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

OA Round

5 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 15% grant rate with +16.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 159 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH View full profile →

Grants only 15% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

24 granted / 159 resolved

-36.9% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+16.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

38 currently pending

Career history

207

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.9%

-33.1% vs TC avg

§103

84.5%

+44.5% vs TC avg

§102

3.0%

-37.0% vs TC avg

§112

0.6%

-39.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 159 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 6 earlier events

Oct 02, 2024

Response Filed

Jan 23, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Mar 21, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 17, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Apr 21, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

May 12, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 18, 2025

Response Filed

Sep 09, 2025

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12639646

Building A Pragmatic Action-Item System

4y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/440,056

Patent 12591899

CASINO PATRON ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM

2y 1m to grant Granted Mar 31, 2026

17/278,607

Patent 12586089

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING EXPERIENCE DIGITAL CONTENTS

5y 0m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/399,147

Patent 12555138

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS APPORTIONMENT

2y 1m to grant Granted Feb 17, 2026

16/670,433

Patent 12443911

APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DELIVERY ROUTES AND TIMES BASED ON GENERATED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS

5y 11m to grant Granted Oct 14, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

6-7

Expected OA Rounds

15%

Grant Probability

32%

With Interview (+16.6%)

3y 4m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 159 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.