Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: AHMED, MASUD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3657 3661 3664 3666 3714 3717 3723

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
1,210
Total Applications
+13.1%
Interview Lift
962
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§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
18896032 GRIPPING SYSTEM FOR GRIPPING A LABEL ROLL Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18915238 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELATIVE POSITIONING OF A USER EQUIPMENT IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18883421 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18876290 Biodegradable Hydrogel Actuator with Shape Morphing Capability for Soft Robotics and Methods of Fabrication Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
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
18872031 PARAMETER SETTING METHOD AND PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO., LTD.
18791518 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BACCARAT GAME BASED ON MULTIPLE FINANCIAL MARKET INDICATORS Final Rejection CFPH, LLC
18936746 LOAD MOMENT INDICATOR Final Rejection Tulsa Winch, 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
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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