Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HILGENDORF, DALE W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.5%
Allow Rate
+32.5% vs TC avg
851
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
834
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 825 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
62.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18874385 METHOD AND SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE FAN SPEED TO REGULATE COOLANT TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18775589 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18970000 REMOTE OPERATING SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATOR TERMINAL, AND REMOTE OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18438679 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18499475 WRONG-WAY VEHICLE DETERMINATION SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18247676 DIAGNOSIS OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROL UNIT Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18890931 VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY OF VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18311690 FLY-BY-WIRE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH BACK-UP CONTROL IN AN INCEPTOR Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18811824 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18260890 Method for Assisting a Driver of a Motor Vehicle During a Parking Manoeuvre, and Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18334141 INTERSECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
18945382 Ambiguous Lane Detection Event Miner Non-Final OA PlusAI, Inc.
18738319 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection ADVICS CO., LTD.
18891004 ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DRIVING ROUTES Non-Final OA CLAAS E-Systems GmbH
18213372 Autonomously moving transport system for transporting pallets and/or pallet cages and method of operating such an autonomously moving transport system Non-Final OA SICK AG
18771968 AUTOMATED AND USER ASSISTED AIR VEHICLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Skyryse, Inc.
18712786 COORDINATED DRONE OPERATION Non-Final OA UAVPatent Corp.
18155505 ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR VEHICLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Boost Auto Parts LLC

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