Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EMMETT, MADISON B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3664

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+27.1% vs TC avg
193
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 158 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.1%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612335 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18548597 CONTROL-ENVELOPE BASED VEHICLE MOTION MANAGEMENT Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
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
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
18924566 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING THERMAL DRIFT OF ROBOT Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18695858 Methods of Handling Safety of Industrial Robot, Control Systems, and Robot System Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18724200 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18294020 NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
16791943 ROBOTIC CONTROL USING DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19002202 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSOR VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18425253 ROBOT SYSTEMS, METHODS, CONTROL MODULES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS THAT LEVERAGE LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
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).
18505036 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND ENHANCING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Gatik AI, Inc.

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