Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAGER, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3663 3671 3676

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathan M. Dager is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3661 with 867 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 82.4% and a median of 988 days to allowance. The interview lift of 4.8% is modest, suggesting that the 82.4% allowance rate is stable regardless of interview activity. For the 867 resolved cases, the 988-day timeline is a key metric for applicants in Tech Center 3600.

This 4.8% lift remains a tool for practitioners, though the baseline success rate of 82.4% is already high. The 988-day median pendency provides an expectation for the duration of the prosecution phase. Applicants can use these figures to project both the likelihood of success and the timeline for their filings. The consistency shown across 867 cases suggests that the 82.4% allowance rate is an indicator of his examination style in Art Unit 3661. These metrics define the prosecution environment.

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

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
888
Total Applications
+4.8%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 867 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19048313 METHOD, CONTROL UNIT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A DATA CONNECTION, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Airbus SAS
19055810 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD OF SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19026808 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18796412 VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19141409 AVOIDANCE PATH CALCULATION APPARATUS, AVOIDANCE PATH CALCULATION METHOD, AND MOBILE BODY Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19261528 TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT FOR BATTERIES Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
19246522 CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOVEABLE WING ASSEMBLY AND A CONVERTIBLE ROOF ASSEMBLY OF A CONVERTIBLE ROAD VEHICLE AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE Final Rejection FERRARI S.P.A.
19055594 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH HILL DESCENT CONTROL CONTROLLED BY PEDALS AND RELATIVE CONTROL PROCESS Final Rejection FERRARI S.P.A.
19302779 MAP BASED SEED VACUUM CONTROL Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18897571 Vehicle Data Managing Server, Platform Managing Server and Service Server, and Service Providing System Associated With Autonomous Driving Platform Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18366094 METHODS AND ENTITIES FOR ALERTING ABOUT FAILURE OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
19262192 VEHICLE Final Rejection Isuzu Motors Limited
18349068 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY WARNING NEARBY VEHICLES OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS Non-Final OA Lodestar Licensing Group LLC
18876116 AUTONOMOUS FORKLIFT TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING LOADS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN

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