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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Luis Gerardo Del Valle, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3661 3666 3731

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 3661. The profile covers 175 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 74.3%. The median time to allowance is 982 days. Interview lift is 20.9%, indicating that interviews have a useful reported relationship with allowance outcomes.

The principal companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Zoox Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The leading firms are AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC, and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. Practitioners can use the profile to support timely interview decisions and focused responses in automotive and related technologies.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
200
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 175 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
61.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19226352 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAVEL SPEED OF A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AS WELL AS IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19019941 SERVER Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19005258 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR TRAINING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON EDGE CASE SCENARIOS Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18088893 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19427856 GROUND SURFACE ESTIMATION USING SENSOR DATA Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
19348225 INTELLIGENT VEHICLE PULL OVER Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18860053 Method and Device for Operating a Hands-off Driving Function of an Automated Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17723659 Method for Multimodal Transportation and Apparatus for the Same Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18959934 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING POINT OF INTEREST Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
19247989 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA ISHIKAWA ENERGY RESEARCH CO.,LTD.
19005439 Control Method and Control Apparatus Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19036780 SCENARIO-BASED VEHICLE MODE INTERFACES FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Textron Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Luis Gerardo Del Valle's allowance rate?

74.3% of resolved applications examined by Luis Gerardo Del Valle were allowed (175 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Luis Gerardo Del Valle?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Luis Gerardo Del Valle take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Luis Gerardo Del Valle took 982 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Luis Gerardo Del Valle work in?

Luis Gerardo Del Valle examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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