Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663 3666 3667

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.2%
Allow Rate
+32.2% vs TC avg
771
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
803
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 760 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18965978 AUGMENTING VEHICLE ROUTING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18918396 METHOD FOR MANEUVERING AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AT A JUNCTION Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18740529 VEHICLE MOVEMENT AMOUNT DETECTION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18982770 DISPLAY SYSTEM, CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18495028 WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18923839 VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18648076 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR DETECTING AN OPERATIONAL STATE OF A MOVABLE COMPONENT OF AN AIRCRAFT Final Rejection Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH

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