Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Chase Littlejohn Cooley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662 3668

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3662. The profile records 191 resolved cases, a 67.0% allowance rate, and a 1116-day median to allowance. The interview lift is 17.2%, indicating that interviews are a meaningful part of the prosecution history represented in this profile.

Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Kia Corporation are the listed leading companies. The leading firms are MCCOY RUSSELL LLP, OLIFF PLC, and BakerHostetler. Counsel handling matters in this assignment can use the profile to frame expectations around prosecution duration and the potential value of examiner interviews.

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

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
+15.0% vs TC avg
239
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18292129 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A FRICTIONAL COEFFICIENT OF AN AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY Non-Final OA Safran
18963581 AI-DRIVEN ADVANCED VEHICLE DATA PRESENTATION Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19283312 CONTROL DEVICE, MONITORING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18943566 COMPLIANCE OF ISO15118-20 WITH VDE-AR-N 4105 P-monitoring Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
19084607 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19064713 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18578668 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A SPEED PROFILE COMPRISING AT OR AT OR ABOVE SPEED RESTRICTIONS Final Rejection THALES
17859356 VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD WITH OPTIMAL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18963561 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A CLUTCH CONTROL Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18853545 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18055429 DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AUDIO GENERATION ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17655776 SENSOR DATA BASED MAP CREATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18394654 DISCONNECT CLUTCH CONNECTED DATA STROKE STATE STRATEGY Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18777921 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18813682 TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVISION WITH A VEHICLE FLEET Non-Final OA Uber Technologies, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chase Littlejohn Cooley's allowance rate?

67.0% of resolved applications examined by Chase Littlejohn Cooley were allowed (191 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 3662 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chase Littlejohn Cooley?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chase Littlejohn Cooley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chase Littlejohn Cooley took 1,116 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chase Littlejohn Cooley work in?

Chase Littlejohn Cooley examines applications in Art Unit 3662 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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