Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOLMAN, JOHN D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666 3667

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+33.1%
Interview Lift
1331
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 87 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426776 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANE MARKING CHANGE DETECTION Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
17847309 CONTINUOUS SAFETY ADAPTION FOR VEHICLE HAZARD AND RISK ANALYSIS COMPLIANCE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18561442 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN A ROUTE PLANNING APPLICATION Non-Final OA GRABTAXI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.
19117639 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND MAP DATA GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA WHILL, Inc.
18990426 VIBROMETRY-BASED BEHAVIOR PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18482318 ASSOCIATING TRAFFIC OBJECTS WITH SUPPORTING STRUCTURES IN MAPS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18563938 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LANE’S CENTERLINE NETWORK Non-Final OA 42DOT INC.

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