Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KINGSLAND, KYLE J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3614 3663 3668 3723

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
250
Total Applications
+6.5%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 212 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18727119 WARNING APPARATUS, WARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18727140 PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18965107 CONVERTIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FOLDABLE ROOF OF A CONVERTIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
18697519 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY TRANSFER IN A VEHICLE COMBINATION Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18441278 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER PRODUCING ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18371056 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR-BASED TORQUE VECTORING Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18392482 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18988107 Method and System to Personalize User Experience in a Vehicle Non-Final OA Mercedes-Benz Group AG
18429989 BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18632644 SHOVEL Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18798295 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCE USAGE Non-Final OA Uber Technologies, Inc.
18700129 AUTO-LOCATION METHOD FOR SENSORS IN OR ON VEHICLES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18877242 A Computer-Implemented Method of Determining a Trajectory of an Autonomous Vehicle Non-Final OA Oxa Autonomy Ltd
18780190 ASYMETRIC OPERATING REGIME MID-EXIT TYPE CHANGE SWITCHING/SELECTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
18814708 VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM Non-Final OA Magna Electronics Inc.
18850624 POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18713749 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Komatsu Ltd.
18539788 HEADER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Belgium N.V.
18660497 HIGH VOLTAGE INTERLOCK LOOP FOR ELECTRIC IMPLEMENTS OF POWER MACHINES Non-Final OA Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
18709934 WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
18909288 ELECTRIC DELIVERY TRUCK CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HUB MOTOR CONTROL Final Rejection Workhorse Group Inc.
18569016 SWEEPING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
18708519 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE BASED ON HIGH DUMP BUCKET, AND POSE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
17715397 CONTROL SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND METHOD OF PROVIDING WORKING GUIDE LINE Final Rejection HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
18749151 DISTURBANCE REJECTION IN DRIVELINE Non-Final OA Atieva, Inc.
18002719 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BUILDING DESIGN AUTOMATION INCLUDING UTILITY ROUTING Non-Final OA Wall to Wall, LLC

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