Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher Ryan Cardimino is an examiner in Art Unit 3661 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has 104 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 57.7 percent. This rate suggests a moderate level of difficulty, with many cases resulting in an allowance. The 104 resolved cases provide a picture of the examiner's approach to patent examination in Art Unit 3661.

The median time to allowance is 1189 days. The data indicates an interview lift of 22.1 percent, which shows that interviews provide a benefit to the prosecution process. This lift increases the probability of success beyond the 57.7 percent baseline. It suggests that the examiner is open to discussing the merits of an application to resolve any outstanding issues.

For practitioners, the 1189 days to allowance provides an expectation for the length of the process. The 22.1 percent interview lift suggests that verbal advocacy is a productive way to address examiner concerns and move toward an allowance. With 104 resolved cases, these metrics offer a guide for navigating the specific requirements and tendencies of Art Unit 3661.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.7%
Allow Rate
+5.7% vs TC avg
137
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 104 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18761981 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18872677 EMISSIONS CALCULATION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND EMISSIONS CALCULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18787030 AN ON-BOARD MULTI-MODAL RUNWAY INCURSION DETECTION AND ALERTING SYSTEM FOR APPROACH AND LANDING Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18638507 GENERATING RESPONSES TO QUERIES BASED ON MESSAGES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18940034 DATA SERVER, NAVIGATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONGESTION INFORMATION OF VEHICLE ACCESS ROADS Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18797071 ADD-ON MOBILITY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19478390 Systems and Method for Controlling an Activability of a Vehicle Function Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18249373 Computer Program, Personal Communications Device, Method for a Personal Communications Device, Apparatus for a Vehicle, and Method for a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19207877 RANGE EXTENSION WITH OPTIMAL TRACTION CONTROL FOR MULTI E-AXLE BASED ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
19171688 REMOTE DRIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18421024 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING FUTURE TRAJECTORIES OF NEARBY VEHICLES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18660400 ENHANCED ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18958288 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PRIORITY LEVEL OF A ROAD Final Rejection GRABTAXI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.
18541173 CHARGE-DISCHARGE METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18978367 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE ALERTING Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
19213682 Location Estimation Systems and Methods for a Material Handling Vehicle Non-Final OA The Raymond Corporation
19016240 SUN GLARE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (SAS) IN SEMI OR FULLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
18786502 SERVER, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SoftBank Corp.

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