Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665 3666

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
157
Total Applications
+44.1%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17821712 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MODULAR HYBRID TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18409091 TRACKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Techtronic Cordless GP
18526219 IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18520085 SECONDARY COLLISION AVOIDANCE CONTROL METHOD OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18050484 VEHICLE TO VEHICLE MESSAGING FOR VEHICLE TO VEHICLE CHARGING Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18368871 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WORK VEHICLES Final Rejection KUBOTA CORPORATION
16959112 GENERATING NAVIGATION ROUTES AND IDENTIFYING CARPOOLING OPTIONS IN VIEW OF CALCULATED TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN PARAMETERS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
19001446 DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18986101 DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18958416 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18493802 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17579711 POWER GENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, POWER GENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17841706 VIRTUAL TOWING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18873744 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18411093 WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM AND WATERCRAFT INCLUDING THE WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18873805 Vehicle Control Device Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO LTD.
18150344 VEHICLE DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18417553 MODEL PREDICTIVE PATH INTEGRAL CONTROLLER GUIDED BY LARGE VISION LANGUAGE MODEL FOR INTELLIGENT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PATH PLANNING Final Rejection Constructor Education and Research Genossenschaft
18459731 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED NAVIGATION Non-Final OA TomTom Traffic B.V.
18873833 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING VIRTUAL WALL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PUDU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18862690 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPLEX RUNTIME PATH NETWORKS FROM INCOMPLETE DEMONSTRATION OF TRAINED ACTIVITIES Non-Final OA Seegrid Corporation
18282090 EVACUATION ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, EVACUATION ROUTE CREATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corportion
18890705 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING A TRANSIT ROUTE BASED ON A SAFETY PREFERENCE Non-Final OA METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.
18228553 Map and Kinematic Prediction Non-Final OA Nissan North America, Inc.

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