Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: EMMETT, MADISON B

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3658 3664 3775

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
196
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 163 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
80.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612335 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18784047 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A SHIFT SCHEDULE FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18659027 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18585220 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18391129 AFFORDANCE-DRIVEN MODULAR REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18695858 Methods of Handling Safety of Industrial Robot, Control Systems, and Robot System Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18924102 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLURALITY OF MECHANICALLY CONNECTABLE MOBILITIES Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18769018 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18724200 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18294020 NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18940482 System And Method For Generating A Patient-Specific Milling Path Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
19002202 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSOR VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18959623 ROBOT CONTROL WITH ERROR REDUCTION Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
18958902 PALLET RECYCLING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Hangzhou Yitong New Material Co., Ltd.
18940038 Systems and Methods For Robotic Map Annotations To Configure Customizable Behaviors Non-Final OA Brain Corporation
18648697 Method and apparatus for controlling power of hybrid vehicle considering transient characteristics Non-Final OA KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).

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