Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HO, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2113 2857 3669

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
171
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
984
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18957969 LANE DEPARTURE PREVENTION APPARATUS, LANE DEPARTURE PREVENTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18928976 REMOTE OPERATION QUEUEING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18771160 MOBILITY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18724723 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18695050 POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT SYSTEM, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18818939 HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE Final Rejection ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
19265786 Delivery Hand Off Procedure When Electric Vehicle (EV) is About to Lose Power Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18927368 Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle Regenerative Torque of Variable Maximum Allowable Regenerative Torque Limit Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18792544 Intelligent Vehicle Control and Routing Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18969022 MASS DISTRIBUTION-INFORMED OPTIMIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18950841 TREE POLICY PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING SOLUTIONS Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18226288 WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT AND METHOD OF MAINTAINING BOW-UP ATTITUDE OF WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18639472 PATH PLANNING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18914618 IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARKING SPACE INFORMATION FUSION Final Rejection WISTRON CORPORATION
18979262 VOICE ACTIVATED ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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