Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
224
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
34.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18929110 SYSTEM FOR OFFSITE NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18988646 METHOD OF OPERATING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18987407 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18466653 NAVIGATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
18917360 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18814680 Method Of Operating A Data Recording Device And System Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18430552 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18944225 Systems and Methods for Determining Direction of Vehicle Path Through Intersection Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18397587 VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAYING DRIVER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18510929 HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ENGINE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18369911 Vehicle And Method Of Estimating Distance According To Change In Vehicle Position Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18535532 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PULLOVER SPOT IN RESPONSE TO DETECTED LOCAL FAILURE Non-Final OA WAYMO LLC
17865007 CONTEXT AWARE STOPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17688739 High Altitude, Long Endurance, Unmanned Aircraft and Methods of Operation Thereof Final Rejection AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
18894500 Method and system for computing a mission plan for at least one electric or hybrid electric aircraft Final Rejection THALES
19000998 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DYNAMIC CONTROL OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA ClearMotion, Inc.
18589171 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, VEHICLE CONTROL, AND/OR CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR AIRCRAFT ACTUATOR FAILURE Final Rejection Skyryse, Inc.
18627401 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINE OPERATOR COMMAND ATTENUATION Non-Final OA TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC.

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