Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ESPINOZA, ABIGAIL LEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3657 3661 3667 3784

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Abigail Lee Espinoza examines cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3657, with 22 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 72.7 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 991 days. This 991 days duration provides a standard timeline for practitioners to expect when their cases are allowed by this examiner.

The interview lift is 12.1 percent. This positive lift suggests that interviews are a useful tool for increasing the probability of an allowance. With a 72.7 percent baseline allowance rate, the 12.1 percent lift provides a clear benefit for practitioners who choose to engage the examiner directly. For the 22 resolved cases, the 12.1 percent lift indicates that oral advocacy can help resolve issues and move cases toward a grant. The 72.7 percent allowance rate is a strong starting point for success, and the 991 days median pendency is a key benchmark for prosecution planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
62.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18510049 MOVING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18304118 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH PATH DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18405154 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL BOTTOM VIEW ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
18575252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SECURE KEYLESS SYSTEM Final Rejection Harman International Industries, Incorporated
18245350 ROBOT DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19282233 POWERTRAIN AND AFTERTREATMENT CONTROLS BASED ON WELL TO WHEEL EMISSIONS Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
19140253 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REPRESENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18154074 INTELLIGENT COLLABORATION BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS AND NON-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19282194 DATA COLLECTION DEVICE AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18678149 MANAGING LOCATION-BASED TASKS WITH A LOCATION-AWARE VEHICLE Final Rejection Polaris Industries Inc.
18509711 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PASS WIDTH OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18107323 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FIELD CONDITIONS OF A FIELD Final Rejection CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

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