Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HOLMAN, JOHN D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3666 3667

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
118
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1113
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18650931 DELIVERY ROBOT Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18426776 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANE MARKING CHANGE DETECTION Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
19055669 VEHICLE SECURITY MODE Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18840085 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MOVING BODY Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19318625 A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19213286 ACTION SUGGESTION SYSTEM AND ACTION SUGGESTION METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19027224 WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
17847309 CONTINUOUS SAFETY ADAPTION FOR VEHICLE HAZARD AND RISK ANALYSIS COMPLIANCE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19155680 METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ENGINE OF A VEHICLE TO AVOID OVER-ACCELERATION Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18203852 WINDOW SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE CONFIGURED TO MOVE WINDOW TO PRE-DROP POSITION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18990426 VIBROMETRY-BASED BEHAVIOR PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18765984 AUGMENTING STANDARD DEFINITION MAP DATA WITH SEPARATE HIGH-DEFINITION MAP DATA LAYERS Final Rejection Mapbox, Inc.

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