Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
174
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
1182
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
94.4%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18269459 DRIVING DETERMINATION SYSTEM, DRIVING DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18628499 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, OBJECT TRACKING DEVICE, TRACKING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO 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
18722351 INDUCTIVE SENSING FOR VEHICLE INTERFACES Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18659171 METHOD FOR EVALUATING SPATIALLY RESOLVED ACTUAL SENSOR DATA Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18330577 Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18832101 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Final Rejection Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18860119 METHOD AND SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR WHEEL TORQUE-BASED VEHICLE OPERATION Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18564813 Electronic Control Device and Control Method Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18578752 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATIVE CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE Non-Final OA Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
18987228 GROUND SURFACE ESTIMATION USING GROUND DISPARITIES FOR AUTONOMOUS AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18234668 OPERATING A VEHICLE IN RESPONSE TO DETECTING A FAULTY SENSOR USING CALIBRATION PARAMETERS OF THE SENSOR Final Rejection PlusAI, Inc.
18357084 IDENTIFYING A STOPPING PLACE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Motional AD LLC
18664712 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING BASED ON BOUNDED TRACKING Non-Final OA TuSimple, Inc.
18327704 RULE BASED LANE TOUCH ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING 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 Non-Final OA Kodiak Robotics, Inc.

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