Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/073,121

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

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 07, 2025

Priority

Mar 14, 2024 — JP 2024-040483

Examiner

THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH

Art Unit

3665

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +60.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 23% grant rate with +60.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH View full profile →

Grants only 23% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

3 granted / 13 resolved

-28.9% vs TC avg

Strong +60% interview lift

Without

With

+60.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

33 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

§103

91.9%

+51.9% vs TC avg

§102

2.5%

-37.5% vs TC avg

§112

4.4%

-35.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 13 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 07, 2025

Application Filed

May 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 24, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 29, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/105,570

Patent 12682694

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

3y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/352,128

Patent 12649647

AUTOMATED HITCH FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLE

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 2 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

23%

Grant Probability

83%

With Interview (+60.0%)

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

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 13 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.