Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CASTRO, PAUL A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3662

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+25.8% vs TC avg
291
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 270 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18278095 POSITION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17952582 DETERMINING SAFETY LEVEL SCORES FOR TRAVEL PARKING SPOTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18576800 Method for Determining a Hands-Off Time for an Automated Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17736491 INPUT DEVICE Final Rejection ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
18195902 METHOD FOR MONITORING FAILURE OF MOTOR IN A CAR BASED ON CLUSTERING ALGORITHM AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME Final Rejection Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18169472 VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18064612 Methods and Systems for Providing Remote Assistance to an Autonomous Vehicle Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17776250 WORK MACHINE, WEIGHING METHOD, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
17871188 MOBILE ELECTRIC VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGING Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18574014 VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING DETECTING AN OBJECT FALLEN FROM VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18335281 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE VIA A VIRTUAL INTERFACE Final Rejection TORC Robotics, Inc.
18019920 BLIND-SPOT WARNING Non-Final OA Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
18126106 METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLAP ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg

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