Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KARWAN, SIHAR A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2422 3656 3658 3661 3664

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
431
Total Applications
+26.6%
Interview Lift
1131
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 406 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.0%
§101 Eligibility
38.0%
§102 Novelty
32.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18824476 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18862988 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18793535 HEAD MOVEMENT CONTROL OF A VIEWING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18761371 VEHICLE SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18514477 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL CONTENT DURING A SELF-DRIVING MODE OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18317850 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A PARTITIONED DEEP NEURAL NETWORK WITH A CONSTRAINED DATA CAP Final Rejection STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
18781849 METHOD FOR EVALUATING DRIVING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18883886 Data Network Traffic Management Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18509581 VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVING THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18914929 KERNEL-BASED ERGODIC SEARCH Final Rejection Northwestern University
18613576 Robotic Dexterity With Intrinsic Sensing And Reinforcement Learning Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18858347 METHOD FOR MONITORING WHETHER A VEHICLE HAS CROSSED A BOUNDARY OF A ZONE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CAN DRIVE, AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18541256 ROBOTIC MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18072863 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND PICK ORDER DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18974266 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEOPERATING ROBOTS Non-Final OA ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
18656900 VIRTUAL INERTIAL MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18362096 ASSIST SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
19004738 Precise Control For An Autonomous Vehicle Non-Final OA Nissan North America, Inc.

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