Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAVIS, JERROD I

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3664

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+33.7% vs TC avg
214
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1003
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 189 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18588018 ROUTE GENERATION DEVICE, PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND ROUTE GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18800771 VEHICLE OPERATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18174975 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND SHARING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18611352 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A HAZARDOUS ZONE OF A MACHINE Final Rejection SICK AG
18350275 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PRODUCT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18736712 ROBOT DRIVE DEVICE, ROBOT DRIVE METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18424338 VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18558225 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18871271 DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING POSITION DATA PERTAINING TO WORKPIECE, CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
19001968 Vehicle for Performing Minimal Risk Maneuver and Method for Operating the Vehicle Non-Final OA Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
18778463 REDUNDANT PARK BRAKE CONTROL Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
18698342 METHOD FOR PLANNING A TRAJECTORY OF A DRIVING MANEUVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18613323 CONTROLLING AN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18363032 METHODS AND SYTEMS FOR PERSONALIZED NOTIFICATIONS AMONG MOVING OBJECTS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17775711 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A TRAILER DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
18776724 CONTINUOUS-VARIABLE (CV) QUANTUM STATE-BASED VEHICLE CONDITION PREDICTION METHOD, VEHICLE CONDITION PREDICTION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation

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