Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1714 2422 3658 3668

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.1%
Allow Rate
-19.9% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19013250 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18983873 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18888352 FLIGHT VEHICLE AND MAAS PROVISION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18597718 VEHICLE DATA GENERATION SERVER AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18583470 SYSTEM AUGMENTING PERCEPTION AND CONTROL FOR A REMOTE OPERATIVE VEHICLE USING SURROUNDING CONNECTED VEHICLES Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18941532 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A HANDS-OFF STATE AT A STEERING WHEEL Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
19227125 METHOD FOR TORQUE-BASED OPERATION OF AN INVERTER OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE OF A VEHICLE, INVERTER, ELECTRIC DRIVE, VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND/OR COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18465196 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
18341408 CORRECTING LOCATION ERRORS USING GEOFENCES Non-Final OA Textron Innovations Inc.
18652931 ASSOCIATING MEASUREMENT POINTS TO SPLINE POINTS IN DETERMINATIONS OF A FREE SPACE BOUNDARY IN A VEHICLE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18454923 SMART PARKING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17964837 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
19263304 MAGNETIC ANOMALY MAP MENDER Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18835554 TRAJECTORY GENERATION FOR MOBILE AGENTS Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18712577 Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18548698 METHOD AND UNIT FOR SECURING THE CONTENT OF OBJECT DATA FOR COLLECTIVE PERCEPTION Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18908529 SMART ROAD STUDS Final Rejection Itron, Inc.
18813111 COMPUTER-BASED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT THROUGH A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE NETWORK Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18428189 STABILIZATION FACTORS AND APPROACHES IN REAL-TIME VEHICLE POWERTRAIN MODE OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection FCA US LLC
17923802 EXCAVATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.

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