Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3664

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+24.5% vs TC avg
263
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
958
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 226 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
89.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18781826 METHOD FOR DESIGNING DRIVING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DRIVING SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18472945 PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18558413 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18505516 KINEMATIC MODEL FOR AUTONOMOUS TRUCK ROUTING Non-Final OA WAYMO LLC
18949734 ROBOT SYSTEM, TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18532364 ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18774064 METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR OPERATING ROBOT ARM Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18398808 METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18599741 AFFORDANCE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18499834 Apparatus and Method for Dynamically Matching an Operator Electronic Control Unit of a Vehicle to a Current Functional State of Vehicle Functions Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18732666 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18732667 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18184446 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A POINT-TO-POINT DRIVER MESSENGER FOR ADVANCED COOPERATIVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18838558 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18578835 METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE DRIVING STATUS VARIABLES WHICH ARE NOT DIRECTLY MEASURABLE Final Rejection MAGNA Powertrain GmbH & Co KG
18890367 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT Non-Final OA Universal City Studios LLC
18928593 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18972190 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF ROBOT IN ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY Non-Final OA ORTHOSOFT ULC
17585394 TECHNIQUES TO PLACE OBJECTS USING NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18559676 METHOD FOR MANAGING THE LONGITUDINAL SPEED OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection RENAULT S.A.S.
18759414 REPOSITIONABLE SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND METHODS OF REPOSITIONING A SENSOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18731197 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING OPERATING PLATFORMS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18817940 CONTACTLESS SAFEGUARDING AT A COOPERATION ZONE OF A MACHINE Non-Final OA SICK AG
18829292 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHORING AND MODIFYING PRESENTATION CONVERSATION FILES FOR MULTIMODAL INTERACTIVE COMPUTING DEVICES / ARTIFICIAL COMPANSIONS Non-Final OA Embodied, Inc.
18448328 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR EVASIVE STEERING MANEUVERS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18355574 TRAFFIC SIGN PREDICTION FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18648905 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS THERAPY Final Rejection Aescape, Inc.
18111449 OBJECT GRASPING Final Rejection Intrinsic Innovation LLC
18479216 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON A WORKPIECE AS WELL AS MACHINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE Final Rejection Lessmuller Lasertechnik GmbH

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