Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662
This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases
Christopher George Fees works in Tech Center 3600 and specifically within Art Unit 3661. He has reached a resolution in 156 cases. His current allowance rate is 57.1 percent, which provides an indication of the success rate for applications assigned to him. Understanding this benchmark of 156 cases allows for resource allocation and forecasting of patent issuance dates for clients operating in this technology space.
The interview lift for this examiner is 22.4 percent. This lift is low compared to the 57.1 percent allowance rate, yet it suggests that verbal communication can be a tool for overcoming rejections and clarifying the scope of the invention. The median days to allowance is 1163. This metric helps practitioners set expectations for the total time an application might remain pending before a final allowance is issued. These benchmarks allow for more accurate forecasting of the patent acquisition process.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19002190 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18966163 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18729321 | HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE MOTION SUPPORT DEVICE CAPABILITY FEEDBACK | Final Rejection | VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 18540964 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18330577 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18983629 | METHOD TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF ECU USED IN POWERTRAIN APPLICATIONS | Final Rejection | Cummins Inc. |
| 18290311 | SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | HITACHI, LTD. |
| 18564813 | Electronic Control Device and Control Method | Non-Final OA | Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. |
| 18722351 | INDUCTIVE SENSING FOR VEHICLE INTERFACES | Non-Final OA | Tesla, Inc. |
| 19264265 | Decision-Making Method and Related Apparatus | Non-Final OA | Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18357084 | IDENTIFYING A STOPPING PLACE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Motional AD LLC |
| 19233145 | ATTENTION-BASED ANOMALY DETECTION | Non-Final OA | Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. |
| 18776424 | Article Transport Facility | Non-Final OA | Daifuku Co., Ltd. |
| 18983456 | CHARGING AN EXTERNAL BATTERY USING AN ONBOARD GENERATOR | Final Rejection | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
| 18916026 | TIRE MODEL INCORPORATION TO LINEAR TIME VARYING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL | Non-Final OA | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
| 18364830 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING A TRAJECTORY OF A VEHICLE BY MIXING AUTONOMOUSLY GENERATED AND REMOTELY GENERATED VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES | Final Rejection | Kodiak Robotics, Inc. |
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