Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KAN, YURI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3616 3661 3662

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yuri Kan, based in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3616, has overseen 1078 resolved cases. The data reveals an allowance rate pct of 86.0 and a median days to allowance of 777. These 1078 resolved cases establish a pattern of outcomes for applications in Art Unit 3616. The 86.0 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of successful grants.

The interview lift pct of 12.3 shows that personal engagement provides an increase in the probability of allowance. This 12.3 percent lift suggests that interviews can be a tool for resolving specific issues. Practitioners can use the 777 days to allowance to plan for the duration of the prosecution. The 86.0 percent allowance rate and 777 days to allowance are the key indicators for this examiner. The 1078 resolved cases provide the basis for these observations.

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

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+34.0% vs TC avg
1,095
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
777
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1078 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.6%
§102 Novelty
43.4%
§103 Obviousness
34.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19159385 MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM, MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, LEADER MOVING BODY, LEADER MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, FOLLOWER MOVING BODY, FOLLOWER MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19232494 CONTROLLING A ROBOT BASED ON FREE-FORM NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19324633 MODELING AN AREA OF A ROBOT WITH CIRCLES AND GENERATING A PATH USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
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19229629 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19250708 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
19156119 DETERMINATION OF PATH WITH ENHANCED OR OPTIMIZED COLLECTION AND TIME IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19224002 HITCH ANGLE CALCULATION DEVICE, HITCH ANGLE CALCULATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18980813 ROBOT-FRIENDLY BUILDINGS, AND MAP GENERATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROBOT OPERATION Final Rejection NAVER CORPORATION
19207376 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Non-Final OA SHIMANO INC.

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