Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/110,719

Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 11, 2025

Priority

Nov 21, 2022 — JP 2022-185580 +1 more

Examiner

MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

Art Unit

3668

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Hitachi Astemo Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 60% of cases after interview

— +16.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 770 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

464 granted / 770 resolved

+8.3% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 7m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

808

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

§103

90.6%

+50.6% vs TC avg

§102

6.9%

-33.1% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 770 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 11, 2025

Application Filed

May 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/897,580

Patent 12682749

MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DRIVING VIOLATIONS

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/020,311

Patent 12670800

VEHICLE CONTROLLER

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/215,530

Patent 12649453

BRAKE MASS PARAMETER

5y 2m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/417,476

Patent 12630127

ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE

4y 11m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/580,216

Patent 12630164

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING OBSTACLES/ELEMENTS ON ROAD PAVEMENT THAT ARE DANGEROUS OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO TIRE AND/OR VEHICLE INTEGRITY

2y 4m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

60%

Grant Probability

77%

With Interview (+16.5%)

3y 7m (~2y 3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 770 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.