Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3624

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.3%
Allow Rate
-11.7% vs TC avg
213
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
1293
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18683709 VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17556024 GENERATING NETWORK COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT METRICS UTILIZING MACHINE-LEARNING TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18485245 Predictive Maintenance Scheduler and Method Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18961562 METHOD OF MANAGING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION AMOUNT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18664788 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND SERVER APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18488270 OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18799004 AIRPORT CONGESTION MONITORING Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18505783 PLACEMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FUNCTIONING AS MOBILE EDGE DATA NODES IN SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18579413 Method and Device for Estimating a Departure Time for use in an Intelligent Charging Process of Electric Vehicles Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18420780 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING INTEGRATED OPERATOR TRAINING AND OPERATOR ASSISTANCE IN REMOTE OPERATION FACILITIES Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18834537 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONGESTION INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
18400040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING UNNECESSARY RESOURCE UTILIZATION Non-Final OA Optum, Inc.
18013254 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PLANNED TRAIN OPERATION DIAGRAM Non-Final OA CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
18984799 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CBE-A Co., Ltd.
17563113 COGNITIVE SELECTION OF COMPOSITE SERVICES Non-Final OA KYNDRYL, INC.
17900533 SIMULATING AN APPLICATION OF A TREATMENT ON A DEMAND SIDE AND A SUPPLY SIDE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ONLINE SYSTEM Final Rejection Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)
17300561 System and Method for Generating Decision Confidence Index Scores and Bias Assessment Scores for Interactive Decision-Making Non-Final OA NETWORK315, INC.

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