Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DO, TRUC M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3666 3667 3669

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
697
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 660 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293812 SAFE DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, SAFE DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM-RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18455802 SPLASH EVENT DETECTION FOR VEHICLE CONTROL Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18968036 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18967964 AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18235767 MACHINE READABLE OPTICAL IMAGES FOR GNSS-DENIED NAVIGATION AND LOCALIZATION OF A WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18892691 Abnormality Determination Device and Abnormality Determination Method Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18484482 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18620301 Receiving Appliance for Automated Deliveries Non-Final OA Valqari Holdings, LLC
18892922 AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD OF AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18842525 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18448399 SERVER APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18582804 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18417608 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TRAVELING CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
18976485 CONTROL OF FORCE FEEDBACK APPLICATION TO A MARINE VESSEL JOYSTICK Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18967933 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE INTERACTIVE GUIDANCE OF HEAVY VEHICLES IN URBAN AREAS Non-Final OA Niosense Inc.
18436825 CONFLICT DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE FOR A ROBOT WITH RIGHT-OF-WAY RULE COMPLIANT MANEUVER SELECTION Non-Final OA Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company
18847744 Robot Arm Non-Final OA KUKA Deutschland GmbH
18248906 METHOD FOR PERFORMING HEALTH TESTS AND MOBILE HEALTH TEST SYSTEM Final Rejection KUKA Deutschland GmbH
18626883 CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ELECTRIC OIL PUMP FOR HYBRID VEHICLE Non-Final OA Hyundai Transys Inc.
18919676 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PACKAGING AND PROCESSING FOR SHIPPING WITH CONTAINER ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
17858933 ASSEMBLY ERROR CORRECTION Final Rejection Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18823217 HIGH RESOLUTION ENCODING AND TRANSMISSION OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION Non-Final OA Sirius XM Radio Inc.
18483943 Multi-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Combination Unit Final Rejection GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
18116924 PORTABLE SURVEY UNIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.

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