Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AHMED, MASUD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3657 3661 3664 3666 3714 3717

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
1205
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1178 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18534184 METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS SIMULATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18875798 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18762316 FITNESS ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA adidas AG
18815915 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18883421 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18904047 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH SMART ALTERNATOR Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18896032 GRIPPING SYSTEM FOR GRIPPING A LABEL ROLL Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18623534 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18620648 USER PLACEMENT FOR MULTI-APPLICATION HOST COMPUTING INSTANCE GROUPS Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18796368 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE Non-Final OA EINRIDE AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES AB
19028248 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FLEET SERVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18499487 VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING MINIMAL RISK MANEUVER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
18810520 ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18395973 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18684978 METHOD FOR MODELLING A NAVIGATION ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection RENAULT S.A.S.
18647493 ASYMMETRIC REDUNDANCY SYSTEM FOR COMPUTATION ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18688198 A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF AN AT LEAST IN PART AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLE AS WELL AS AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
18936746 LOAD MOMENT INDICATOR Non-Final OA Tulsa Winch, Inc.
18580733 CONTROL METHOD FOR SMART HOME SYSTEM, AND SMART HOME SYSTEM Non-Final OA Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
18647474 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH SEMI-AUTONOMOUS FOLLOWER MODE Non-Final OA Stack AV Co.

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