Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GOODBODY, JOAN T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3664 3667 3671 3694

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
246
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1222
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.4%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17509711 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE ESCAPE ZONE DETECTION Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17597787 A METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROAD CONDITIONS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19042421 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A WORK VEHICLE IN A SILO FACILITY Non-Final OA Deere & Company
19115332 NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR A VEHICLE-BASED MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE, AND VEHICLE HAVING A NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
18890503 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTING ALERT MESSAGES BASED ON TIME AND LOCATION MONITORING IN VEHICLE JOURNEY SUPERVISION Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
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 Final Rejection AUDI AG
17996426 METHOD FOR LOCATING CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18388980 CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17441995 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection ADVICS CO., LTD.
18144651 USING GESTURES TO CONTROL MACHINES FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18876126 AUTONOMOUS FORKLIFT TRUCK FOR LIFTING AND TRANSPORTING A LOAD, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18681243 Determination of a Retardation Quantity, In Particular a Feasible Retardation Quantity Final Rejection KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18084255 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PLUGGING OF BASKET ASSEMBLIES OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
18207566 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT PRESENTED ON DISPLAYS WITHIN VEHICLES USING A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection ShareSafe Media, LLC

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