Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3664

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+61.5%
Interview Lift
985
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18699904 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18745048 CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18852459 METHOD FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18679183 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18431203 CONTROLLER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVING OBJECT Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18498401 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING A SPEED OF A BELT DRIVE SYSTEM Final Rejection Deere & Company
18220525 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Shimano Inc.
18689234 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18336650 Agricultural Operation Mapping Final Rejection AGCO International GmbH
18617291 Real-Time Path Planning and Traffic Management for an Independent Cart System Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18499942 MACHINE OPERATION ASSISTANCE USING LANGUAGE MODEL-AUGMENTED OPERATOR MONITORING Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18854892 UNDERWATER VEHICLES FOR VESSEL CHARACTERIZATION Non-Final OA CELLULA ROBOTICS, LTD.
18886006 SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE WITH IMAGE-BASED CONTROL Non-Final OA CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
18409404 Remote Controlled Demolition Robot With Improved Steering and Control Properties Non-Final OA Brokk AB
18595638 Docking Unit For A Lawn Mower Blade Sharpening And Task Robot Non-Final OA OrbiSharp Robotics, Inc.
18531862 PERSON DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE Final Rejection BlooLoc NV
18467226 Method for Controlling Two or More Comfort Functions of a Vehicle and Vehicle Device Final Rejection Gentherm Präzision SE
18264720 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NAVIGATION OF ROBOT IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT BASED ON HEURISTIC LEARNING Non-Final OA AVRIDH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17691602 ROAD FINISHING MACHINE WITH LEVELING CASCADE CONTROL Non-Final OA JOSEPH VOEGELE AG

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