Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/081,751

CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 17, 2025

Priority

Mar 29, 2024 — JP 2024-057465

Examiner

PETTIEGREW, TOYA R

Art Unit

3662

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Toyota Motor Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 63% of cases after interview

— +17.3% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PETTIEGREW, TOYA R View full profile →

Grants 63% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

109 granted / 172 resolved

+11.4% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+17.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

203

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

97.4%

+57.4% vs TC avg

§102

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§112

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 172 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 17, 2025

Application Filed

Jun 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/224,117

Patent 12679369

DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

2y 12m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/769,626

Patent 12679349

COLLISION PREVENTION APPARATUS

2y 0m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

17/899,646

Patent 12673681

ARITHMETIC DEVICE

3y 10m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

16/574,972

Patent 12643552

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING VEHICLE SPEED DURING ROAD GRADE CHANGES

6y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

16/788,928

Patent 12644974

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CORRECTING ORIENTATION ERRORS

6y 3m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

63%

Grant Probability

81%

With Interview (+17.3%)

3y 4m (~2y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 172 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.