Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666 3669

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
90
Total Applications
+55.4%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18994934 AR SIGNAGE DISPLAY DEVICE OF VEHICLE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18899262 METHOD FOR OPERATING A SURROUNDINGS ACQUISITION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MAP DATA Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18455157 Method for Decreasing a Transmission Frequency of Messages of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19171619 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATIONS RELATED TO DETECTION OF AN UNSAFE PASSENGER PICKUP/DELIVERY CONDITION Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18678488 VISION SYSTEM BASED LANDING SYSTEM 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.
18595660 CHARGING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT TERMINAL, VEHICLE, CHARGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18595498 CHARGING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT TERMINAL, VEHICLE, CHARGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
19343651 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREFETCHING ONLINE MAP DATA DURING A DRIVE OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA TomTom Navigation B.V.
19106178 Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Diagnosis Session of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18937843 Blind Spot Estimation Device, Traveling Environment Generation Device, Vehicle Control Device, and Vehicle Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18903012 CONTROL METHOD OF WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK SYSTEM Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
19295771 DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION ABOUT A DRONE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18755935 Apparatus for Controlling Vehicle and Method Thereof Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18406655 ON-ROAD EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR MODALITIES ENABLING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
17898206 Door Movement and Robot Traversal Using Machine Learning Object Detection Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.

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