Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GEIST, RICHARD EDWIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3613 3665

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
985
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18185247 ROBOTIC GARDEN TOOL AND METHOD Final Rejection TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18944899 REGENERATIVE BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18369400 ELECTRIC VEHICLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THEREFOR Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18606115 SYSTEM AND SERVER Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18171410 Mower Implement With Blade Monitoring System Final Rejection DEERE & COMPANY
17877176 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND GROUPING CROP BALES Final Rejection Deere & Company
18803710 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF MOTOR OF COLUMN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS), AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18372485 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING RUBBING CONDITIONS FOR ENGINE ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18706124 DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, VEHICLE, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
17716140 Installation for a Robotic Work Tool Final Rejection HUSQVARNA AB
18591312 REMOVAL OF AVAILABILITY IMPACT FOR REMOTELY LOCATED EDGE DEVICES VIA AERONAUTIC DATA EXTRACTION Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17560220 DETERMINING NAVIGATION ROUTE BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Final Rejection RED HAT, INC.
17528465 METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTS IN A WAREHOUSE USING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Final Rejection Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
17924587 ESTIMATION OF A TANK SLOSHING RESPONSE USING A STATISTICAL MODEL TRAINED BY MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ
18338881 INTEGRATED NAVIGATION CALLBACKS FOR A ROBOT Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18978268 MOBILE AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA S&A GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
18467107 ROBOT LOCAL PLANNER SELECTION Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18948673 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF MARINE VESSELS Non-Final OA Vector Controls Inc.
18278141 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING UNMANNED VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Jingdong Kunpeng (Jiangsu) Technology Co., Ltd
18647462 AUGMENTED REALITY LIVE SONAR Final Rejection Navico Group Americas, LLC
18480496 FLIGHT SPEAKER, OUTPUT POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Roland Corporation
18576637 METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE DURING A JOURNEY, CORRESPONDINGLY OPERABLE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA HOLORIDE GMBH
18392643 TELEHANDLER WITH AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF ENERGY SOURCES Non-Final OA MANITOU ITALIA S.R.L.
18494844 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT Final Rejection Volocopter GmbH
17629264 ROBOTIC LAWN MOWER CONTROL Final Rejection Kingdom Technologies Ltd

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