Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3657 3661

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
627
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1237
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 603 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18920061 SELF-POWERED, SELF-PROPELLED COMPUTER GRID WITH LOOP TOPOLOGY Non-Final OA LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD.
18231920 METHOD OF CONTROLLING SYSTEM LIMIT OF A VEHICLE PERFORMING CIRCUIT MODE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18739917 OPERATION DEVICE AND WORKING VEHICLE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
17984162 TRANSPORTING ITEMS BY AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18841063 TARGET VEHICLE PARAMETER DETERMINATION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18658780 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM WITH PRIORITIZING ENERGY-SAVING CONSIDERATIONS Final Rejection The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
18591600 Vehicle Control Method, Vehicle Control Apparatus, and Vehicle Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co, Ltd.
18942951 VEHICULAR HEADLAMP CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
18827189 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING DATA Non-Final OA TuSimple, Inc.
18850156 HYSTERESIS-BASED ACTUATION OF A VEHICLE DRIVE WITH AN ALTERNATING FREEWHEELING AND SHORT-CIRCUIT STATE IN THE EVENT OF A FAULT Non-Final OA Vitesco Technologies GmbH
17328818 PASSIVE VISIT DETECTION Final Rejection Foursquare Labs, Inc.
18666348 EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN A FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection WING AVIATION LLC
17580389 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DURING A BRAKING WITH BRAKING FORCES THAT ACT DIFFERENTLY ON RESPECTIVE SIDES OF A STEERABLE VEHICLE AXLE, CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18525412 COMBINATION VEHICLE SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD Final Rejection Anamnesis Corporation

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