Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KUNTZ, JEWEL A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3666

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
1090
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 68 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§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
18858752 PASSAGE POINT GENERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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.
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
18545045 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19023728 METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING STEERING STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18572578 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18310927 SENSOR-BASED MAP CORRECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18691979 DESIGN METHOD FOR TARGET OBJECT, AND DESIGN METHOD FOR VEHICLE DRIVING TEST DEVICE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18936116 Railroad Light Detection Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17982978 Method and Apparatus for Adaptively Optimizing Autonomous Driving System Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies co., Ltd.
18569875 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE Final Rejection KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18217187 HIERARCHICAL MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION IN VEHICLE PATH PLANNING TREE SEARCH Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18939063 FIELD PREDICTION FOR AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERS Non-Final OA CNH Industrial Belgium N.V.
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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