Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1733 2857 2859 3645 3652 3666 3667
This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases
Rodney Allen Butler is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 1733. He has reached a final disposition in 1002 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 88.2 percent. This 88.2 percent rate indicates the frequency with which applications result in a patent grant under his supervision in Art Unit 1733.
The interview lift for this examiner is 10.9 percent. This 10.9 percent lift represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. For the 1002 resolved cases, engaging in direct communication with the examiner serves as a strategy to further improve the likelihood of a successful outcome beyond the base rate.
The median days to allowance is 719. This 719 day median reflects the typical timeframe for an application to move from filing to a grant. Practitioners can use the 719 day figure to estimate prosecution timelines for cases in Tech Center 3600. The combination of the 88.2 percent allowance rate and the 10.9 percent interview lift provides a comprehensive view of the prosecution landscape.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19332808 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC SERVO CONTROL | Non-Final OA | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS |
| 18911267 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19262892 | INFORMATION PROVISION SERVER, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | NEC Corporation |
| 19226212 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Volvo Car Corporation |
| 18725697 | Angle Sensor Arrangement, and Angle Determination Method | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 19291920 | FLIGHT PATH GENERATION SYSTEM, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND FLIGHT PATH GENERATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | Kubota Corporation |
| 18614726 | SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD. |
| 18617670 | CONTROLLER FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AND NETWORK COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 19127497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHEEL TYPE BASED VEHICLE CONTROL, SPACE SAVER WHEEL, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED |
| 18471858 | System and Method for Maintaining and Configuring Rotorcraft | Final Rejection | Textron Innovations Inc. |
| 18904247 | Methods And Systems For Determining Information Of Static Occupancy | Final Rejection | Aptiv Technologies AG |
| 18926170 | DRONE SYSTEM FOR SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR OPERATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION |
| 19090551 | BRAKING CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18983963 | WORK MACHINE, REMOTE OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE, AND ASSISTING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18778476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING ARCING | Non-Final OA | HUBBELL INCORPORATED |
| 18325331 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BATTERY THERMAL LOADS | Non-Final OA | Nikola Corporation |
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