Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/073,168

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

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 07, 2025

Priority

Mar 14, 2024 — JP 2024-040484

Examiner

GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER

Art Unit

3657

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +22.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 67% grant rate with +22.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER View full profile →

Grants 67% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

73 granted / 109 resolved

+15.0% vs TC avg

Strong +23% interview lift

Without

With

+22.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

145

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.5%

-36.5% vs TC avg

§103

71.0%

+31.0% vs TC avg

§102

12.6%

-27.4% vs TC avg

§112

12.3%

-27.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 109 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 07, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 30, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 17, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 17, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/459,293

Patent 12667976

ROBOT DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF FOR DELIVERING OBJECT TO TARGET TABLE

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/074,387

Patent 12649229

SIMULATION AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING ROBOTIC TASKS

3y 6m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/152,980

Patent 12649235

TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY

3y 5m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/711,771

Patent 12623357

POSE DETERMINATION IN PARALLEL KINEMATICS SYSTEMS WITH REFERENCE MARKERS

1y 11m to grant Granted May 12, 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

67%

Grant Probability

90%

With Interview (+22.8%)

2y 9m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 109 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.