Last updated: October 01, 2026

Application No. 18/498,747

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STRADDLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND STRADDLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Final Rejection

Filed

Oct 31, 2023

Priority

Dec 15, 2022 — JP 2022-200031

Examiner

JABR, FADEY S

Art Unit

3668

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

OA Round

3 (Final)

This examiner grants 42% of cases after interview

— +28.4% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 229 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 42% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

95 granted / 229 resolved

-10.5% vs TC avg

Strong +28% interview lift

Without

With

+28.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 11m

Avg Prosecution

5 currently pending

Career history

242

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

20.1%

-19.9% vs TC avg

§103

50.7%

+10.7% vs TC avg

§102

13.2%

-26.8% vs TC avg

§112

14.0%

-26.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 229 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 31, 2023

Application Filed

Jun 25, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 18, 2025

Response Filed

Nov 24, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Feb 20, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 15, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

19/066,173

Patent 12722640

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM

1y 6m to grant Granted Sep 01, 2026

18/676,903

Patent 12669831

OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSES FOR MOVING DEVICE

2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/502,207

Patent 12643223

ROBOT PROGRAM GENERATION METHOD FROM HUMAN DEMONSTRATION

4y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/184,891

Patent 12593749

AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING WORK APPARATUS

3y 0m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

18/511,539

Patent 12545295

IMAGE-BASED GENERATION OF DESCRIPTIVE AND PERCEPTIVE MESSAGES OF AUTOMOTIVE SCENES

2y 2m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

42%

Grant Probability

70%

With Interview (+28.4%)

3y 11m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 229 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.