Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3666 3667

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+36.2% vs TC avg
999
Total Applications
+11.1%
Interview Lift
803
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 965 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18929215 VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18982730 ROBOTIC VEHICLE NAVIGATON SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
18826396 AUTOMATIC-DRIVING ASSISTING APPARATUS, AUTOMATIC-DRIVING ASSISTING SYSTEM, MONITORING APPARATUS, AND AUTOMATIC-DRIVING ASSISTING METHOD FOR MOBILE BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18479318 NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18953607 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18944846 LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18983963 WORK MACHINE, REMOTE OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE, AND ASSISTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18425526 AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING BLOWER SPEED ON AN AIR CART Non-Final OA Deere & Company
17434721 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18986764 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18614726 SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18699998 WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM, WORK MACHINE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18904247 Methods And Systems For Determining Information Of Static Occupancy Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18941996 ROBUST DOCKING OF ROBOTS WITH IMPERFECT SENSING Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18773009 WORK AREA MONITORING SYSTEM FOR LIFTING MACHINES Non-Final OA Tulsa Winch, Inc.
18392443 SYSTEM FOR A DEMAND-SENSITIVE NETWORKED FLEET OF MOBILE POWER DISPENSING STATIONS Non-Final OA Power Hero Corp.
18647732 FAST-PATH COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE FOR FAST-REACTION-TIME DECISION-MAKING IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Stack AV Co.
18756306 METHOD AND SERVER FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING VEHICLE Non-Final OA SEOUL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18649761 Aircraft Charging Monitoring Final Rejection Pipistrel d.o.o.
18113758 Autonomous Utility Cart and Robotic Cart Platform Non-Final OA MUL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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