Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KATZ, DYLAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3657 3664 3666 3797

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
343
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 305 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19251671 DEVICE AND METHOD WITH PLAN GENERATION BASED ON SCENE GRAPH AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROMPT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19293893 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18848077 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19261406 MOBILE DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18861127 INTERACTIVE VEHICLE AUTOMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19173425 TRANSFORMER DIFFUSION FOR ROBOTIC TASK LEARNING Non-Final OA GDM Holding LLC
19105746 ROBOT POSITION ERROR CORRECTION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19293807 AUTOMATED DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING AUTOMATED DRIVING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND AUTOMATED DRIVING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18272714 DYNAMIC FEATURE SIZE ADAPTATION IN SPLITABLE DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18847720 Method for Supporting a Driver of a Vehicle When Traversing a Specified Route Segment in Road Traffic, Computing Device for a Vehicle, Computer-Readable (Storage) Medium, and Assistance System for a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19217297 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER GENERATION MODE OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19271620 MACHINES LEARNING ASSEMBLY TASKS USING PRE-TRAINED SKILL LIBRARIES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19120973 PROGRAMMING DEVICE, PROGRAMING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18881463 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING CONVEYANCE DEVICE COORDINATE SYSTEM TO ROBOT COORDINATE SYSTEM Final Rejection Fanuc Corporation
19211373 METHOD OF OPTIMIZING CONTROL SIGNALS USED IN OPERATING VEHICLE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18901645 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ESTIMATE FORCE OF AN INSTRUMENT Final Rejection CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
18912780 CONTAMINANT PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.

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