Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GOODBODY, JOAN T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3664 3667 3671 3694

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
234
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 200 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
91.5%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18498204 FRONT LIGHT IRRADIATION ANGLE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18870393 NONCONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, SERVER, INFORMATION DEVICE, MOVING BODY, AND CONTROL DEVICE OF MOVING BODY Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18597824 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND PROCESSOR CIRCUIT FOR INTERVENING IN AN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A PROCESSOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18981894 WORK ASSISTANCE DEVICE, WORKING MACHINE, AND WORK ASSISTING METHOD Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18385031 Controller Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17849712 CAR WASHING DEVICE, CAR WASHING SYSTEM, CAR WASHING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CAR WASHING PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18936197 REMOTE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18840108 VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18207566 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT PRESENTED ON DISPLAYS WITHIN VEHICLES USING A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection ShareSafe Media, LLC
18876126 AUTONOMOUS FORKLIFT TRUCK FOR LIFTING AND TRANSPORTING A LOAD, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18316399 FLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AIRCRAFT, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18870152 A MARINE SURROUND SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CPAC SYSTEMS AB
18888815 CONTROL METHOD FOR DRONE-ASSISTED MAINTENANCE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Hangzhou Yitong New Material Co., Ltd.
17773827 VEHICLE SCHEDULING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17509711 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE ESCAPE ZONE DETECTION Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17092981 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARKING LOCATION NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17441995 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection ADVICS CO., LTD.
18681243 Determination of a Retardation Quantity, In Particular a Feasible Retardation Quantity Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18302134 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Preferred Robotics, Inc.
18834933 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Non-Final OA Fisker Inc.
18708178 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PARALLEL CRANE ON A WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection Komatsu Forest AB
18084255 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PLUGGING OF BASKET ASSEMBLIES OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Final Rejection CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

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