Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662 3668

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
229
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1124
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 186 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18963484 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18963581 AI-DRIVEN ADVANCED VEHICLE DATA PRESENTATION Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18943566 COMPLIANCE OF ISO15118-20 WITH VDE-AR-N 4105 P-monitoring Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18943567 IEC 61851-1 STANDARD REGARDING GRID CODE REQUIREMENTS AND CEASING ACTIVE POWER Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
17985668 AUTOMATED VIBRATION BASED COMPONENT WEAR AND FAILURE DETECTION FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19084329 CAUSAL TRAJECTORY PREDICTION Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18963561 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A CLUTCH CONTROL Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
17911975 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO USE PEAK POWER IN A TARGETED MANNER Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18778370 DETERMINING EFFICIENT PICKUP LOCATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS UTILIZING A PICKUP LOCATION MODEL Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18400486 CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18925778 SEMI-AUTONOMOUS REFUSE VEHICLE BACK-UP Final Rejection Oshkosh Corporation
19095766 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A FILTER STATE OF A HVAC SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17859356 VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD WITH OPTIMAL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18813682 TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVISION WITH A VEHICLE FLEET Final Rejection Uber Technologies, Inc.
18815130 AUTOMATIC AUTOLAND ACTIVATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18777921 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR RECOMMENDATIONS Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18543911 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISION-BASED PREDICTIVE WIND SHEAR RECOGNITION FOR SMALL-SIZED AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18409568 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVE MODE CONTROL Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18333984 VEHICLE BASED EXTERNAL POWER AND REMOTE AUTHORIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18970035 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection XG TECH PTE. LTD.
17655776 SENSOR DATA BASED MAP CREATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18570458 CONTROL DEVICE AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18654607 Systems and Methods for Dynamic Determination of Skylanes for Aircraft Routing and Travel Final Rejection Joby Aero, Inc.
18578668 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A SPEED PROFILE COMPRISING AT OR AT OR ABOVE SPEED RESTRICTIONS Final Rejection THALES
18055429 DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AUDIO GENERATION ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18853545 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT METHOD Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18392970 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC DATA PROCESSING Final Rejection HERE Global B.V.

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