Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GLENN III, FRANK T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18033732 EXCAVATION POINT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17498831 VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18964673 METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, A LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18925590 METHOD OF PROVIDING GROUP MEMBER SERVICE TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18919558 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18822776 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18377398 OUTPUT DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18369863 ROUTE PLANNER AND METHOD FOR ROUTE PLANNING Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18455911 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18850212 METHOD FOR DETERMINING POINT GROUPS WHICH ARE VISIBLE OR NOT VISIBLE FROM A SPECIFIED VIEWING POINT Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17638301 METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A ROBOT Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18309484 VENTILATION OF AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
18940406 FLEET DATA COLLECTION USING A UNIFIED MODEL TO COLLECT DATA FROM HETEROGENOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18484558 VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HOSPITALS Final Rejection Magna Electronics Inc.
17674581 CONFIGURABLE STATUS CONSOLE WITHIN AN AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD Non-Final OA GE Aviation Systems LLC
18960451 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY FOR DESCENT AND APPROACH PHASES OF AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA THALES
18405342 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF VEHICLE FOR COUPLING OR DECOUPLING VEHICLE AND TRAILER Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18575283 OVERHEAD CONVEYING VEHICLE Final Rejection MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.

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