Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2176 2663 3662

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.1%
Allow Rate
+8.1% vs TC avg
762
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1237
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
70.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293121 Method and Apparatus for Optimizing Operation of Transformer Substation Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18969820 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CAUSE OF FAILURE OF A FAILURE OF A MANUFACTURED VEHICLE, SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18482219 FUSION OF CLASSICAL COMPUTING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR QUANTUM COMPUTING FOR VEHICLE OPERATION Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18806792 WORK MACHINE Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
18989742 VEHICLE SURROUNDING VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18976764 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18944373 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18937468 AUTOMOBILE AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMOBILE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18376518 SERVER AND GUIDANCE METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18470651 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18470700 SHOVEL AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18371360 CRIME PREVENTION DEVICE AND CRIME PREVENTION METHOD Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
18255849 Selection of Driving Maneuvers for at Least Semi-Autonomously Driving Vehicles Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18878408 Method for operating a lane guidance assistant of a vehicle according to environmental conditions, lane guidance assistant and vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18441037 COOPERATIVE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
19009440 MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18479984 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USING PREDICTIONS OF TRUST Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
17726003 ROW UNIT DEPTH ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18480531 VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH HEALTH MONITORING Final Rejection Magna Electronics Inc.
17662639 GRAIN LOSS SENSING Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
17885300 BLINKING TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTION Non-Final OA MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18983775 DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
18071405 TRAILER SIZE DETECTION FOR ROAD LOAD PEDAL ADJUSTMENT Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18459994 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATING THE ALTERATION OF DRILLING PARAMETERS OR AN AUTOMATION CONFIGURATION Final Rejection Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
18281379 ROOM UNIT FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND A ROOM UNIT OR AN HVAC SYSTEM Final Rejection BELIMO Holding AG
18772530 EMERGENT DRIVING ASSISTANT BASED ON EMOTION AND GAZE Final Rejection Cerence Operating Company
18674966 LEARNING SURFACE PROFILES WITH INERTIAL SENSORS AND NEURAL NETWORKS FOR IMPROVING NAVIGATION IN MOBILE MACHINES Non-Final OA Futronics (NA) Corporation
18568512 METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PLANNING PRODUCTION IN A PRODUCTION PLANT CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE, SUCCESSIVE PLANT PARTS, IN PARTICULAR A METALLURGICAL PRODUCTION PLANT FOR PRODUCING INDUSTRIAL GOODS SUCH AS METAL SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS AND/OR METAL END PRODUCTS Non-Final OA SMS group GmbH
18355328 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE MOVING ALONG A TRAVEL TRAJECTORY Final Rejection FNV IP B.V.
18519639 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AUTONOMOUS ROUTES BASED ON SENSOR PERCEIVED INFORMATION AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING Non-Final OA KAKAO MOBILITY CORP.

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