Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CASS, JEAN PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3666 3667 3668 3669

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+21.1% vs TC avg
1067
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1129
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 984 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18089760 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DISPLAY Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
17740963 PLATOONING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
17740959 PLATOONING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
17741005 PLATOONING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
18534713 CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18105578 Apparatus for Controlling a Vehicle and Method Thereof Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18080338 POWER CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17974840 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCING VEHICLE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18492834 Server, System, and Method for Obtaining Battery Information Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18564234 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AIRFRAME ORIENTATION Final Rejection Rakuten Group, Inc.
18152857 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF OBJECTS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18203684 AIRBORNE INSPECTION METROLOGY Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18404691 SAFE DESIGNATION FOR SOC SAFE POWER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18209453 Portable Battery Pack for Wirelessly Charging and Communicating with Portable Electronic Device Through Clothing Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17041582 A METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING TWO MODULES OF A VEHICLE, A CONTROL DEVICE, A VEHICLE, A SYSTEM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
17917964 METHOD OF COORDINATING ONE OR MORE MANEUVERS AMONG VEHICLES Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
17851788 AGRICULTURAL CLOSING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18492891 Detecting Unfamiliar Signs Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18457211 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYSTEM GENERATED DAMAGE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18078612 MOBILE REALITY CAPTURE DEVICE USING MOTION STATE DETECTION FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON GENERATION OF 3D MEASUREMENT DATA Non-Final OA HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
18409911 FLIGHT VEHICLE FOR WHICH ROTATIONAL POSITION OF ROTARY BLADE IS CONTROLLED, MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM Final Rejection NABTESCO CORPORATION
18978774 TRAJECTORY PREDICTION ON TOP-DOWN SCENES AND ASSOCIATED MODEL Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18309765 EV CHARGER SYSTEM POWER PLATFORM Non-Final OA SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC
17807631 Methods and Systems for Generating Ground Truth Data Final Rejection Aptiv Technologies AG
17926980 Method and Device for the Automated Driving Mode of a Vehicle, and Vehicle Non-Final OA DAIMLER TRUCK AG
18470824 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, CONTROL TERMINAL, AIRCRAFT RESCUE METHOD, AND AIRCRAFT RESCUE SYSTEM Final Rejection SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18587208 LIDAR SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Aurora Operations, Inc.
18956899 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A FLEET OF VEHICLES Non-Final OA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18843556 A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ALONG A ROUTE Non-Final OA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18967213 Parking Robot Safety Device and Method Non-Final OA SUNGSHIN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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