Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/073,090

DRIVER ASSIST APPARATUS, DRIVER ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 07, 2025

Priority

Mar 14, 2024 — JP 2024-040487

Examiner

MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M

Art Unit

3662

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +5.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 79% grant rate with +5.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M View full profile →

Grants 79% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

78 granted / 99 resolved

+26.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +5% lift

Without

With

+5.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

137

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.1%

-38.9% vs TC avg

§103

95.3%

+55.3% vs TC avg

§102

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

§112

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 99 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 07, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 09, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

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1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/233,298

Patent 12613525

INTELLIGENT COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED VEHICLE FLEET, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 8m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/487,240

Patent 12589757

VEHICLE, VEHICLE PLATFORM, AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING KIT

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 31, 2026

17/938,210

Patent 12570309

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CALIBRATING SENSORS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

3y 5m to grant Granted Mar 10, 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

79%

Grant Probability

84%

With Interview (+5.4%)

2y 8m (~1y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 99 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.