Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.3%
Allow Rate
+23.3% vs TC avg
194
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
1101
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 166 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18121575 Route Generation Method, Route Generation System, And Route Generation Program Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18910102 METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CAN TRAVERSE AT INTERSECTION IN PARKING LOT Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18888512 NAVIGATION SERVER, NAVIGATION TERMINALS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19003189 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18987758 VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18738725 PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18442582 VEHICLE WITH PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18338274 AIR VEHICLE CONTROL TO AVOID COLLISION AGAINST OBJECTS ON GROUND UPON POTENTIAL FAILURE Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18277609 Increasing a Degree of Automation of a Driver Assistance System of a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18961899 Method for Finding an Emergency Parking Position for a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18751330 TRACTOR PARAMETER CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18424240 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18249443 Method and Control Device for the Situation-Dependent Determination of Observation Areas for Motor Vehicles Operated in an at Least Partially Autonomous Manner Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18796557 Methods and Systems for Automatic Problematic Maneuver Detection and Adapted Motion Planning Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18595508 CHARGING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT TERMINAL, VEHICLE, CHARGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Isuzu Motors Limited
18910077 VEHICULAR CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM WITH CABIN AIR QUALITY SENSOR Non-Final OA Magna Electronics Inc.
18767701 PERFORMING OBJECT PERCEPTION USING LOCATION-BASED KNOWLEDGE FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18440005 Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control for Pull-Over Maneuvers Final Rejection Aurora Operations, Inc.
18601431 VEHICLE NAVIGATION BASED ON ALIGNED IMAGE AND LIDAR INFORMATION Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18910009 METHOD FOR AREA DIVIDING IN MAP FOR MOBILE ROBOT, MOBILE ROBOT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD
18833856 VEHICLE INTERFACE SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD Non-Final OA Terraline, Inc.
18542557 VESSEL NAVIGATION BOUNDARY COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD Final Rejection Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center
17650762 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FOR AG BASED OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.

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