Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
192
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1131
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 154 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
2.8%
§102 Novelty
88.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768199 SECURING COMMUNICATION REQUESTS FROM A VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE TO A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18883455 GENERATING TRAJECTORIES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18076574 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING INTERSECTIONS BASED ON SENSOR DATA FROM FLEET VEHICLES Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18599749 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18447430 VEHICLE DECELERATION SUPPORT DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17092993 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A USER PROFILE AMONG MULTIPLE USERS CARRYING PERSONAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18397531 MANAGEMENT OF TRUST METRICS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18423982 CONTROLLING VEHICLE OPERATION BASED ON DRIVER ATTENTIVENESS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18495642 DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF AUTOMOTIVE AI PROCESSING POWER AND ACTIVE SENSOR DATA Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17658126 Inclusion And Use Of Safety and Confidence Information Associated With Objects In Autonomous Driving Maps Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18423709 Vehicle for Search for Shoulder Stop Position During Autonomous Driving and Operating Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17780163 MULTI-AGENT CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18229667 OFFERING UNUSED FEATURES ON A VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18424866 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Matsuo Industries, Inc.
18030058 Systems and Methods for Traffic Management in Interactive Vehicle Transport Networks Non-Final OA I R Kinetics Limited
17962459 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATION OF FLEET VEHICLES Non-Final OA Gatik AI Inc.

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