Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3664

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
+10.5% vs TC avg
36
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422514 POWER EFFICIENT USER TRACKING Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18407860 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18626134 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED PREPARATION OF AN ELECTRONIC YIELD MAP Final Rejection Deere & Company
18358401 PERFORMING A FILL-TO-WEIGHT UNLOADING OPERATION Final Rejection Deere & Company
18917792 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18524204 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING A POWER DISSIPATION MODE OF AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18676667 AIRCRAFT COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
18983992 METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Scania CV AB
18398321 System and Method for Automatically Monitoring Surface Roughness of a Field During an Agricultural Operation Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18296891 ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE WITH A CONTROL ELEMENT ARRANGED ON A VEHICLE DOOR Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18254195 Combine Automation Regime-based Control Final Rejection AGCO International GmbH
18419967 SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE PASSENGER SEAT CARGO SETTINGS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18312876 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
18052457 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18708218 A TOWING DEVICE Final Rejection BS ENGINEERING APS
18143153 METHODS, MOBILE APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC

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