Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KUNTZ, JEWEL A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3666

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+18.8% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
1027
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
1.9%
§102 Novelty
90.3%
§103 Obviousness
0.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18365708 DYNAMIC TRIP PLANNING VIA MOBILE DEVICE AND VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18528549 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING THE SAME Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18866873 Agent Management System and Agent Management Method Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18936116 Railroad Light Detection Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17354936 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18545045 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18310927 SENSOR-BASED MAP CORRECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18956361 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOBILITY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18628671 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVER PATTERN-BASED ROUTE GUIDANCE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18691979 DESIGN METHOD FOR TARGET OBJECT, AND DESIGN METHOD FOR VEHICLE DRIVING TEST DEVICE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19023728 METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING STEERING STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18027433 CONSTRUCTION MACHINES WITH REDUCED LATENCY ACTUATOR CONTROLS Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18873446 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVELY IDENTIFYING AN OPTIMAL ROUTE Non-Final OA GRABTAXI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.
18217187 HIERARCHICAL MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION IN VEHICLE PATH PLANNING TREE SEARCH Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18503648 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR Final Rejection Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
18531580 GPS-BASED TRENCH EXCAVATION GUIDANCE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Brocato Construction Company Inc.
18142896 FISHING NAVIGATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Guangdong COROS Sports Technology Joint Stock Company
18309747 Method and an Apparatus of Three-Dimensional Trajectory Planning Final Rejection Autoflight (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
18069840 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING DRIVING INTENT BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS AND MANUALLY DRIVEN VEHICLES Non-Final OA Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION

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