Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/033,893

ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 22, 2025

Priority

May 27, 2024 — JP 2024-085601

Examiner

WU, PAYSUN

Art Unit

3665

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 64% of cases after interview

— +16.9% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 100 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WU, PAYSUN View full profile →

Grants 64% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

64 granted / 100 resolved

+12.0% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+16.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 12m

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

126

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.9%

-37.1% vs TC avg

§103

82.6%

+42.6% vs TC avg

§102

11.1%

-28.9% vs TC avg

§112

3.2%

-36.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 100 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 22, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/228,426

Patent 12649487

DRIVING SURFACE COST LANDSCAPE

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/535,257

Patent 12619249

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A TELEOPERATION CONTROL CENTER FOR A TELEOPERATED DRIVING SESSION

2y 4m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/485,591

Patent 12576881

METHOD FOR POLYNOMIAL BASED PREDICTIONS OF EGO VEHICLES AND ADVERSARIAL AGENTS

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 17, 2026

17/710,596

Patent 12559129

CAPTURING AND SIMULATING RADAR DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS

3y 11m to grant Granted Feb 24, 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

64%

Grant Probability

81%

With Interview (+16.9%)

2y 12m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 100 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.