Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HATCH, DAVID P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
136
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 111 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18160001 PATH CHECKING DEVICE AND PATH CHECKING METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18775794 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18414065 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON DISTANCE TO EMPTY FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18915373 BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17471411 DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM (DMS) DATA MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18915340 ELECTRIC TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18749842 REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF VEHICLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR CONTROL, RANGE ESTIMATION, AND TRIP PLANNING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18909734 COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE GUIDANCE Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18994212 WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18411926 EMERGENCY MARKER DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18075616 CARGO TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Stratom, Inc.

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