Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2176 2663 3662

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
+7.9% vs TC avg
780
Total Applications
+38.9%
Interview Lift
1233
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 725 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19239570 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18944373 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18937468 AUTOMOBILE AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMOBILE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18902256 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AN INTERACTIVE STORY ABOUT A DRIVING ENVIRONMENT USING A LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18376518 SERVER AND GUIDANCE METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18071405 TRAILER SIZE DETECTION FOR ROAD LOAD PEDAL ADJUSTMENT Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19192730 CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19192594 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ENERGY SOURCE IN A HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
18761542 METHOD FOR GENERATING SENSOR DATA AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SIMULATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18255849 Selection of Driving Maneuvers for at Least Semi-Autonomously Driving Vehicles Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18927135 DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
19009440 MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18479984 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USING PREDICTIONS OF TRUST Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18983575 WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
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
19046002 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER BASED LOAD MATCHING Non-Final OA Deere & Company
19186650 ENERGY OPTIMIZATION FOR A VEHICLE BASED ON PASSENGER OBSERVATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18552260 System for Controlling a Mining Truck and Method for Controlling a Mining Truck Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18293121 Method and Apparatus for Optimizing Operation of Transformer Substation Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18878408 Method for operating a lane guidance assistant of a vehicle according to environmental conditions, lane guidance assistant and vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18459994 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATING THE ALTERATION OF DRILLING PARAMETERS OR AN AUTOMATION CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
19266391 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-NETWORKING AND MULTILEVEL CONTROL FOR DEVICES IN SMART HOMES AND SMART COMMUNITIES Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18833590 Header Flow Monitoring Final Rejection AGCO International GmbH
17662639 GRAIN LOSS SENSING Final Rejection AGCO International GmbH
18944367 AUGMENTED LIDAR (LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING) BOUNDARIES FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT ROUTING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19033415 METHOD AND DEVICE OF CONTROLLING MOTION OF ROBOT, ROBOT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18441037 COOPERATIVE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES Final Rejection FCA US LLC
17726003 ROW UNIT DEPTH ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection CNH Industrial America LLC
18969790 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VERHICLE ROUTE PLANNING USING DATA INTEGRATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT Final Rejection Airspace Link, Inc.

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