Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ANDREW SANG

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3668

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+31.4% vs TC avg
211
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
872
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 187 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19250117 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18960310 PRIVACY PROTECTION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18459358 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE PROPULSION CONTROL Non-Final OA BorgWarner US Technologies LLC
19259036 CHECK DEVICE AND CHECK METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18655814 VEHICULAR CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICULAR CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18826288 Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18424238 INTELLIGENT DRIVING DECISION-MAKING METHOD, VEHICLE TRAVELING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19077779 PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE DEVICE STORING PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA J-QuAD DYNAMICS Inc.
19193372 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOPERATION IN THE COORDINATION OF DRIVING MANEUVERS Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18987088 SYSTEM FOR PILOTING AN AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT AND METHOD Non-Final OA DASSAULT AVIATION
19257980 TRAVEL AND ORIENTATION MONITOR APPARATUS FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL Non-Final OA POR Holdings LLC
18828532 SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE VEHICLE CONTROL INTERFACE AND METHOD Non-Final OA International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
18828740 DETERMINING DRIVER AND VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON AN EDGE-COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18731798 METHOD OF MITIGATING PATH PLANNING FAILURE MODES IN ROUTE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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