Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3662 4100

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.7%
Allow Rate
-17.3% vs TC avg
200
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1138
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 157 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18599749 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18406341 VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18363671 PERSONALIZED TAKEOVER PREDICTION WITH DRIVER TACTILE INPUTS Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
17804221 WORK MACHINE WITH AN ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADE CONTROL Non-Final OA Deere & Company
17586308 EQUIPMENT SETTINGS CONTROL BASED ON AGGREGATED DATA Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18076574 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING INTERSECTIONS BASED ON SENSOR DATA FROM FLEET VEHICLES Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18397531 MANAGEMENT OF TRUST METRICS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18834271 OPERATION SCHEDULE PLANNING SYSTEM, OPERATION SCHEDULE PLANNING APPARATUS, AND OPERATION SCHEDULE PLANNING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18102873 ASSISTIVE ROBOTIC MANIPULATION OF BUILDING CONTROLS Non-Final OA Alarm.com Incorporated
18254654 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, LEARNING DEVICE, AND LEARNED MODEL Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19207001 AUTOMATIC TRAVELING METHOD, AUTOMATIC TRAVELING PROGRAM, AND AUTOMATIC TRAVELING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18423709 Vehicle for Search for Shoulder Stop Position During Autonomous Driving and Operating Method Thereof Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18124379 CONTROL METHOD FOR SAFE TRANSITION TO MANUAL DRIVING MODE IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18417595 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBALLY WAKING UP A FLEET OF AUTONOMOUSLY GUIDED VEHICLES Non-Final OA Ford Motor Company
19294599 ROAD SURFACE GRADIENT ESTIMATION DEVICE Non-Final OA ADVICS CO., LTD.
18165621 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A DIGGING MACHINE Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18962642 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MINIMAL RISK MANEUVER IDENTIFICATION AND EXECUTION Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18028835 PROGRAM TO COLLECT VEHICLE LOG, IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, VEHICLE LOG COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE LOG COLLECTION METHOD Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

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