Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HO, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2113 2857 3669

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthew Ho serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2113, where he has overseen 138 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 73.9%, suggesting a generally positive environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 987, which is a standard timeframe for reaching a grant. These figures, based on 138 resolved cases, provide a solid foundation for understanding his approach to patent examination and the likely speed of his docket.

The interview lift pct of 12.6% shows that interviews provide a modest but measurable benefit in increasing the 73.9% allowance rate. While many cases are successful through written prosecution, an interview can be a useful tool for resolving specific disagreements or technical misunderstandings. Given the 987 median days to allowance, practitioners should weigh the 12.6% lift against the needs of each individual case to determine the most efficient strategy. The 138 resolved cases offer a reliable dataset for these conclusions in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
176
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§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
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
18817684 MARINE PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18771160 MOBILITY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18186573 ELECTRIC SUSPENSION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18927368 Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle Regenerative Torque of Variable Maximum Allowable Regenerative Torque Limit Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18914837 METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIFT OF VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18818939 HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE Final Rejection ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
19132819 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING DEVICE, MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
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
18778059 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURFACE FEATURE DETECTION AND TRAVERSAL Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18792614 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STRATEGIES FOR CHARGING VEHICLES Final Rejection HERE GLOBAL B.V.
18979262 VOICE ACTIVATED ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18914860 ENHANCEMENT OF AI MODELS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PER LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
18466793 Accuracy of Object Detection Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
18364819 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONTROL USING FALLBACK-ENABLED REMOTE OPERATION Final Rejection Kodiak Robotics, Inc.

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