Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HUTCHINSON, ALAN D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665 3667 3669

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
519
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 501 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
83.8%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18965405 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION IN MIXED-AUTONOMY TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18965538 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18761380 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE OBJECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18931841 NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TRAFFIC LIGHT INFORMATION IN DRIVING DIRECTION ACCORDING TO NAVIGATION ROUTE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18796967 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18971695 ADAPTIVE PREDICTION ENSEMBLE FOR MOTION FORECASTING Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18882416 INTERROGATIVE INFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING GUIDANCE FOR GENERATIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS BASED UPON INFERRING INTERROGATIVE INTENT Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18675299 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONNECTED DRIVING BASED ON DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL FACTORS Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18931744 BACKREST AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE SIZE OF A SEAT OCCUPANT Non-Final OA FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
18924912 Differentiated Multi-Agent Navigation Non-Final OA SB Technology, Inc.
18910138 TERRAIN FOLLOWING ALTITUDE PROFILE GENERATION FOR ROUTE PLANNING Non-Final OA AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION

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