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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael J Herrera, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HERRERA, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

HERRERA, MICHAEL J has resolved 93 cases in tech center 3600 and art unit 3668. The allowance rate is 65.6%, and interviews show a 26.8% lift. The median time to allowance is 1171 days. The resolved-case record is smaller than many established examiner portfolios, so the metrics offer useful direction without eliminating sample-size caution.

NEC Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Airbus SAS are the leading companies. Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN), CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C., and CROWELL & MORING LLP are the listed firms. The profile covers varied industrial and transportation applicants, giving practitioners several points of representative context.

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

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+26.8%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 93 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.4%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18557398 CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19211920 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART TRAJECTORY PROTECTION Non-Final OA Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
19022120 GENERATION DEVICE FOR SETTING VALUE SET Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18832673 SENSING SYSTEM, SENSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18726438 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19061323 MOVING OBJECT CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, MOVING OBJECT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19211930 ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18838287 Device and Method for Detecting a Bypass Lane of a Signaling Unit Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19106861 GEO-AWARE CONNECTED VEHICLE CORRIDOR SHARING IN 5G VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18997256 AUTONOMOUS FORKLIFT TRUCK FOR LIFTING AND TRANSPORTING A LOAD, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18419234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUBSETS OF DATA IN A DATASET Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
19249157 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD WITH AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PATH PLANNING Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
18899820 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael J Herrera's allowance rate?

65.6% of resolved applications examined by Michael J Herrera were allowed (93 resolved cases), compared with 66.1% across Art Unit 3668 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael J Herrera?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael J Herrera take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael J Herrera took 1,171 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael J Herrera work in?

Michael J Herrera examines applications in Art Unit 3668 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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