Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666 3669

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
+65.6%
Interview Lift
1117
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 49 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18032864 MOTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD, PATH GENERATION APPARATUS, PATH GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18937843 Blind Spot Estimation Device, Traveling Environment Generation Device, Vehicle Control Device, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18480604 ADAPTING OPERATION TO PRECEDING VEHICLES Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18755935 Apparatus for Controlling Vehicle and Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17880058 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17857769 Method of Providing Mobility Sharing Service and Apparatus for the Same Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18794177 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18931293 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18583075 EXCAVATOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18334886 HARVESTING MACHINE UNLOADING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED CART PARAMETER LOCATOR Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18899262 METHOD FOR OPERATING A SURROUNDINGS ACQUISITION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MAP DATA Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18455157 Method for Decreasing a Transmission Frequency of Messages of a Vehicle Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18425374 BRAKING CONTROL FOR MACHINE DESCENT Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
17926943 MAP PROVIDING SYSTEM Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18570215 METHOD FOR SELECTING A RELAXING OR STIMULATING SERVICE FOR A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
18595660 CHARGING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT TERMINAL, VEHICLE, CHARGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Isuzu Motors Limited
18595498 CHARGING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT TERMINAL, VEHICLE, CHARGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Isuzu Motors Limited
17905368 WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18950931 GLOBAL PATH GENERATION METHOD FOR WIDE-AREA OFF-ROAD ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL PATH GENERATOR FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
18644836 VEHICLE PREDICTIVE MODELING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
17898206 Door Movement and Robot Traversal Using Machine Learning Object Detection Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18406655 ON-ROAD EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR MODALITIES ENABLING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18678488 VISION SYSTEM BASED LANDING SYSTEM Final Rejection Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18614298 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT CABIN CONFIGURATION PRESETS Final Rejection Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18233087 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DISPLAY VIEW OF AIRPORT MOVING MAP DEPICTING RUNWAY OVERRUN AWARENESS AND ALERTING SYSTEM (ROAAS)-BASED INDICATORS Final Rejection Rockwell Collins, Inc.

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