Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HILGENDORF, DALE W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+32.7% vs TC avg
847
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
902
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 816 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18890931 VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY OF VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18775589 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18738319 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection ADVICS CO., LTD.
18811339 PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS 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
18757629 METHOD FOR INCREASING SAFETY AT A CROSSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18882028 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVE POSE SENSING AND FIELD ENFORCEMENT OF MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIO TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Crown Equipment Corporation
18247676 DIAGNOSIS OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROL UNIT Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18811824 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18783452 ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18527379 INFORMATION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND INFORMATION ANALYSIS 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
18801993 SEMANTIC IDENTIFICATION OF PICKUP LOCATIONS Final Rejection WAYMO LLC
18311690 FLY-BY-WIRE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH BACK-UP CONTROL IN AN INCEPTOR Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18941767 REMOTE LIVE MAP SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18945382 Ambiguous Lane Detection Event Miner Non-Final OA PlusAI, Inc.
18799587 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BASED ON A MAP UPDATED IN REGIONS Non-Final OA PlusAI, Inc.
18931719 SHARED VEHICLE SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD PERFORMED BY SERVER COMMUNICATING WITH USER DEVICE OF PASSENGER AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA SOS Lab Co., Ltd.
18891004 ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DRIVING ROUTES Non-Final OA CLAAS E-Systems GmbH
18771968 AUTOMATED AND USER ASSISTED AIR VEHICLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Skyryse, Inc.
18651669 MAP OPTIMIZATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Qfeeltech (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
18712786 COORDINATED DRONE OPERATION Non-Final OA UAVPatent Corp.
18414279 School Bus Remote Sign Safety Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Solar Advanced Warning Systems Inc.
18155505 ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR VEHICLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Boost Auto Parts LLC

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