Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DO, TRUC M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3658 3666 3667 3669

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
702
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 666 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
79.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§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
18984102 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18417015 CONNECTED VEHICLE CONTROL Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18967964 AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18892691 Abnormality Determination Device and Abnormality Determination Method Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18174482 ELECTRIC BRAKE CONFIGURATION FOR WEIGHT AND COMPLEXITY REDUCTION Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18968036 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18842525 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18266319 IMPROVED OPERATION FOR A ROBOTIC WORK TOOL Final Rejection HUSQVARNA AB
18417608 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TRAVELING CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
18706029 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18974775 ROBOTIC PACKAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ambi Robotics, Inc.
18967933 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE INTERACTIVE GUIDANCE OF HEAVY VEHICLES IN URBAN AREAS Non-Final OA Niosense Inc.
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.
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
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

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