Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KAN, YURI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3662

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+33.9% vs TC avg
1080
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
856
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1051 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.5%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
36.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18888883 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Denso Corporation
18741827 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18119167 DESIGN EXECUTION APPARATUS AND DESIGN EXECUTION METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18919742 VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18889558 DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18578792 Method for Monitoring a Region Surrounding a Vehicle, Assistance System for a Vehicle, Data Exchange Device, and System for Carrying Out a Method for Monitoring a Region Surrounding a Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18954130 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING OPTIMAL ROUTES FOR VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18862511 Controlling an Autonomous Vehicle Non-Final OA Oxa Autonomy Ltd
18945700 TRAVELING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18810515 COLLECTION METHOD AND COLLECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18874853 METHOD FOR MANAGING THE LONGITUDINAL SPEED OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE Non-Final OA AMPERE S.A.S.
18868005 POSITIONING CALIBRATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18862478 AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18867970 DISPLAY OF 3D ILLUMINATIONS USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18867440 EXCAVATOR START-STOP CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Xuzhou XCMG Excavator Machinery Co., Ltd.
18235115 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROAAS USING AI/ML MODEL TO SET AUTO BRAKE VALVE Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18807913 SWIMMING POOL MAP BOUNDARY CONSTRUCTION AND SWIMMING POOL CLEANING METHODS AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Suzhou Smorobot Technology Co., Ltd.
18724311 AUTONOMOUS ASCENT OF AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE Final Rejection Elta Systems Ltd.
18359992 STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING MAP CURATION EFFICIENTLY Final Rejection Woven by Toyota, Inc.
18385316 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM USING CHARGING ROBOTS Final Rejection EVJAM LLC

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