Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FURGASON, KAREN LYNELLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665 3666

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 80 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19077215 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANAGING POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19077154 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18732877 SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19138140 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKING TORQUE, AND AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18110075 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18154657 OVERLAYING FLIGHT PATHS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
19077198 Motor Vehicle With an Emergency Opening Mechanism for an Openable Motor Vehicle Window and Method for the Emergency Opening of a Motor Vehicle Window Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17977694 ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING VALET MODE THEREFOR Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17740610 CONTROL OF TRACTION BATTERY BASED ON TAB TEMPERATURE Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18206892 BLADE TILT STEERING USING GLOBAL ANGLE Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.

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