Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/001,638

DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 26, 2024

Priority

Dec 26, 2023 — JP 2023-219905

Examiner

WANG, KAI NMN

Art Unit

3664

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 55% grant rate with +7.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 92 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

51 granted / 92 resolved

+3.4% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+7.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 1m

Avg Prosecution

26 currently pending

Career history

128

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

§103

90.5%

+50.5% vs TC avg

§102

6.7%

-33.3% vs TC avg

§112

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 92 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 26, 2024

Application Filed

May 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 10, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 01, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 01, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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3y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/996,219

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3y 8m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/478,698

Patent 12656140

DISTRIBUTED VEHICLE ROUTE PLANNING

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/913,364

Patent 12645222

AUTONOMOUS OPERATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD

3y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/175,984

Patent 12639657

OCEAN-TRAVEL CONFIGURATION OF ASSET TRACKING DEVICES

3y 2m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

55%

Grant Probability

63%

With Interview (+7.5%)

3y 1m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 92 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.