Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AN, IG TAI

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3652 3662 3687 4100 4164

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ig Tai An handles cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3652. The examiner has 543 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 56.9 percent. This 56.9 percent rate reflects a moderate success rate for applicants, with more than half of the cases reaching a grant. The median days to allowance is 1325, which provides a benchmark for the duration of successful prosecution.

The interview lift is 24.7 percent. This 24.7 percent lift suggests that interviews are an effective strategy for overcoming rejections and moving cases toward allowance. The 1325-day median pendency is an important factor for managing client expectations regarding the timeline. With 543 resolved cases, the examiner's data offers a reliable view of historical outcomes and a consistent approach to examination. Practitioners should consider an interview to take advantage of the 24.7 percent lift and potentially improve the 56.9 percent allowance rate. The data indicates that direct communication is a valuable component of a successful prosecution strategy on this docket.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

56.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
576
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1325
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 543 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19019694 ARTICLE TRANSFER AND STORAGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18903085 WAFER TRANSFER APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18916758 FLIGHT VEHICLE AND MAAS PROVISION METHOD Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18458770 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18961775 Method For Generating a Data Set Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18185594 METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A DYNAMIC FOREIGN OBJECT-DRIVING CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19224522 SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS, SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
19111339 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE COMBINATION, AND VEHICLE COMBINATION Non-Final OA ZF CV SYSTEMS GLOBAL GMBH
19263820 ACCELERATION COMPENSATION IN CONTROLLING A SEEDING MACHINE Non-Final OA Deere & Company
19111137 CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR SMART FACTORY Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18960574 Vehicle Control Apparatus and Method Thereof Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18735825 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STEERABLE SENSOR MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Aurora Operations, Inc.
19278289 APPLICATION OF AUXILIARY LIGHTING IN AUTOMATIC HITCH OPERATION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19205949 DISEMBARKING SUPPORT DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18981277 GENERATING CONTROL INPUTS FOR AGENT TRAJECTORY PLANNING USING NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Waymo LLC
19039714 CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES USING SAFE ARRIVAL TIMES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18970591 Trajectory generation using an end-to-end neural network for autonomous and semi-autonomous systems and applications Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18634123 PERCEPTION DATA FUSION FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19050019 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND POSITIONING METHOD OF CONVEYANCE ARM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18474633 SHOVEL AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR SHOVEL Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18989438 PROVIDING A CONTEXTUAL ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE Final Rejection HERE GLOBAL B.V.
18983337 CONTAINER TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND LOGISTICS PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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