Last updated: August 30, 2026

Application No. 18/605,396

POSITIONING AND TRACKING USING LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITES

Final Rejection

Filed

Mar 14, 2024

Priority

Oct 30, 2023 — provisional 63/594,229

Examiner

DWYER, MATTHEW JAMES

Art Unit

2649

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

2 (Final)

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 0% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

0 granted / 0 resolved

-62.0% vs TC avg

Minimal +0% lift

Without

With

+0.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

60.8%

+20.8% vs TC avg

§102

26.8%

-13.2% vs TC avg

§112

12.4%

-27.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 0 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 14, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 18, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 09, 2026

Interview Requested

May 20, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 20, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 21, 2026

Response Filed

Aug 18, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

Grant Probability

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 0 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.