Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3664

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin Jerome Harvey II is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, operating within Art Unit 3661. He has a record of 20 resolved cases. His allowance rate stands at 50.0 percent, representing the balance between allowed and abandoned cases in his docket. This 50.0 percent rate suggests that the outcome of an application is dependent on the specific merits and the prosecution strategy employed by the practitioner.

The interview lift for Harvey is 20.8 percent. This figure implies that practitioners who engage in interviews have a different probability of success compared to those who rely on written amendments. The median time to allowance is 931 days, which establishes a timeline for the duration of successful applications. These figures suggest that a proactive approach involving interviews could be a factor in Art Unit 3661. The 931 days median is a primary metric for planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
931
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
74.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18901786 ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ROBOT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19023438 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18424308 SYSTEM FOR SELECTING MANEUVERS BASED ON TELEOPERATION AND NETWORK RESOURCES Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19285378 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18506691 METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18420194 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18194662 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19155723 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE STATUS OF A VEHICLE, AND AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
18417010 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE CABIN AIR QUALITY CONTROL Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18864449 SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD Final Rejection JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18422694 EGO-MACHINE SIMULATION USING HARDWARE IN-LOOP Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18494080 MAP, MAP GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MAP USING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18858060 A METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN AN AREA Non-Final OA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18602491 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18690316 Deceleration System Final Rejection KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH
18885389 AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING ROBOT HAVING A SENSOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA BrightAI Corporation

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