Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, SHELLEY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3663 3665 3667

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
556
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 532 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
89.1%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18340412 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION WITH GNSS-INS-EO SENSOR FUSION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18872192 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR OPERATION OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Supernal, LLC
18588393 EVALUATING PULLOVERS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18736607 AGRICULTURAL MACHINE Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
18798238 System for Determining Road Slipperiness in Bad Weather Conditions Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18356552 SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING LOAD AND IMPLEMENT VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18341363 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
17179861 AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUIDANCE INITIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINE DURING UNLOADING Final Rejection Deere & Company
18583895 Control Method Of Work Vehicle, Work Vehicle Control Program, Work Vehicle Control System, And Work System Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18741550 AUTOMATIC GUIDANCE OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
18595647 CHARGING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT TERMINAL, VEHICLE, CHARGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18626701 SPARSE MAP FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION Final Rejection Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18688174 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
18688137 METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLAP ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18846208 OUT-OF-CABIN VOICE CONTROL OF FUNCTIONS OF A PARKED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18489618 AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

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