Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: AFRIN, NAZIA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+33.9%
Interview Lift
1082
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
94.6%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18718884 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18251586 APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18266130 Navigation Method, Navigation Apparatus, Color Indicating Apparatus and Transportation Guiding Apparatus Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18737003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE VEHICLE INSPECTION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18394066 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINE AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection KUBOTA CORPORATION
18672807 NAVIGATION SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18383206 DRIVER MONITORING DEVICE, DRIVER MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18052247 Collaborative Capability Enhancement Among Machines Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18468234 INTELLIGENT MOWING SYSTEM AND INTELLIGENT MOWING DEVICE Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18627188 AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF PROFILES BASED ON OCCUPANT IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18582810 HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM IN WORKING MACHINES Final Rejection Caterpillar SARL
18015832 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND MANAGING VEHICLE-GENERATED DATA Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18435219 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN AVIATION Final Rejection Wisk Aero LLC
18689184 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18238632 REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18479757 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING A DISPLAY DEVICE OF A NAVIGATION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18737553 NAGIVATION FOR A ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER SYSTEM Final Rejection HUSQVARNA AB
18582686 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18288189 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
17721461 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATED DETENTS ON AN INTERIOR SURFACE OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
17892226 VALIDATION OF SURROUNDING OBJECTS PERCIEVED BY AN ADS-EQUIPPED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Zenseact AB
18701206 ROAD LAYOUT INDEXING AND QUERYING Final Rejection Five AI Limited
18162256 PATH SELECTION FOR REMOTE VEHICLE ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA Motional AD LLC
18902402 GOODS DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING UNMANNED DELIVERY ROBOT Non-Final OA RGT Inc.
18218617 GATEWAY SAFETY CIRCUIT, GATEWAY SAFETY DEVICE, AND VEHICLE EMPLOYING DEVICE Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18385518 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POOL CLEANING DEVICES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SWIMMING POOLS OR SPAS Final Rejection ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
18185573 SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY VARIABLE BUOYANCE ENGINE Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18336437 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFT UNDERSTANDINGS OF AUTOMATED DECISIONS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18324476 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
17640772 CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BEIJING ROBOROCK INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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