Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HATCH, DAVID P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+24.5% vs TC avg
137
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
71.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18160001 PATH CHECKING DEVICE AND PATH CHECKING METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18743319 APPARATUS HAVING GESTURE SENSOR Final Rejection PIXART IMAGING INC.
18941536 IN-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18786964 METHOD FOR PLANNING OPTIMAL DRIVING BEHAVIOR FOR AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18749842 REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF VEHICLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR CONTROL, RANGE ESTIMATION, AND TRIP PLANNING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection FCA US LLC
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
18994212 WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18014730 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING AIRCRAFT GUIDANCE Non-Final OA THALES
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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