Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/879,675

REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF REMOTELY CONTROLLING MOBILE OBJECT

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 27, 2024

Priority

Jul 06, 2022 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2022026822

Examiner

YU, XIANG

Art Unit

2458

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 55% of cases after interview

— +46.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 319 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

176 granted / 319 resolved

-2.8% vs TC avg

Strong +46% interview lift

Without

With

+46.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 5m

Avg Prosecution

19 currently pending

Career history

343

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

§103

76.9%

+36.9% vs TC avg

§102

22.2%

-17.8% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 319 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 27, 2024

Application Filed

May 26, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Web Resource Recognition

4y 4m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

55%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+46.1%)

4y 5m (~2y 10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 319 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.