Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 141 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18628499 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, OBJECT TRACKING DEVICE, TRACKING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18729321 HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE MOTION SUPPORT DEVICE CAPABILITY FEEDBACK Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18538289 GROUND WORKING VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Non-Final OA THE TORO COMPANY
19002190 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18966163 DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18454964 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING ROUTE WHEN ERROR OCCURS IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18659171 METHOD FOR EVALUATING SPATIALLY RESOLVED ACTUAL SENSOR DATA Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18722351 INDUCTIVE SENSING FOR VEHICLE INTERFACES Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18540964 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18860119 METHOD AND SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR WHEEL TORQUE-BASED VEHICLE OPERATION Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18578752 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATIVE CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE Non-Final OA Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
18832101 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18234668 OPERATING A VEHICLE IN RESPONSE TO DETECTING A FAULTY SENSOR USING CALIBRATION PARAMETERS OF THE SENSOR Final Rejection PlusAI, Inc.
18764592 VEHICLE POSITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, VEHICLE POSITION ESTIMATING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE POSITION ESTIMATING METHOD Final Rejection MIRISE Technologies Corporation
18664712 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING BASED ON BOUNDED TRACKING Non-Final OA TuSimple, Inc.
18915851 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT ON BASIS OF GNSS AND NOTIFYING OF DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS Non-Final OA HANWHA CORPORATION
18357084 IDENTIFYING A STOPPING PLACE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Motional AD LLC

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