Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1733 2859 3645 3652 3666 3667

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.3%
Allow Rate
+36.3% vs TC avg
1,023
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
717
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 988 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19219213 HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18911267 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18439814 UNMANNED DRIVING SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND UNMANNED DRIVING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19208647 MOBILE OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE OBJECT, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19226212 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18588427 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING POWER SETPOINTS FOR POWER DEMAND MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
18614726 SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
19291920 FLIGHT PATH GENERATION SYSTEM, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND FLIGHT PATH GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19262892 INFORMATION PROVISION SERVER, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18913705 STATIONARY VEHICLE IMPACT ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING WITH SERVICE INTERFACE Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18471858 System and Method for Maintaining and Configuring Rotorcraft Non-Final OA 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
19127497 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHEEL TYPE BASED VEHICLE CONTROL, SPACE SAVER WHEEL, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
17991377 ELECTRIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19049076 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, MEASURE SPECIFYING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18672125 DETECTING ROTOR IMBALANCE IN A WIND TURBINE Non-Final OA General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.

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