Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ARELLANO, PAUL WOODWARD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3661 3667

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
85
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18781789 POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND POSITION ESTIMATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18428586 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING HIGH DEFINITION MAP AT A VEHICLE BASED ON A STANDARD DEFINITION MAP Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18802152 SWITCHABLE RIDE FREQUENCY FOR BIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18406770 NAVIGATION GUIDANCE FOR VEHICLES TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSION EXPOSURE Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18689520 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF PASSENGERS AND PREDICTING PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18268999 Method and Equipment for Monitoring a Failure in a High-Voltage Circuit of a Vehicle, and High-Voltage Circuit System Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18211958 SYSTEM TO DELIVER GOODS TO A CONNECTED VEHICLE USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
19248060 ENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR PATH PLANNING IN ROBOTICS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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