Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KINGSLAND, KYLE J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2855 3614 3661 3663 3668 3723

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+8.1% vs TC avg
261
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
1003
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 237 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19213486 APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18984277 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF VEHICLE EVENT INFORMATION Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18392482 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18697519 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY TRANSFER IN A VEHICLE COMBINATION Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18441278 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER PRODUCING ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18700129 AUTO-LOCATION METHOD FOR SENSORS IN OR ON VEHICLES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18780190 ASYMETRIC OPERATING REGIME MID-EXIT TYPE CHANGE SWITCHING/SELECTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
19085346 SENSING TRACK CHARACTERISTICS ON A TRACK VEHICLE USING REPLACEABLE TRACK SENSORS Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18988107 Method and System to Personalize User Experience in a Vehicle Final Rejection Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18727119 WARNING APPARATUS, WARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18935513 INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE MONITORING USING PHYSICS-INFORMED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18091906 Autonomous Vehicle Maintenance Cycle Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
19053358 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING MACHINE STATE Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18850624 POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

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