Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LAGUARDA, GONZALO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3747

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.9%
Allow Rate
+2.9% vs TC avg
768
Total Applications
+6.7%
Interview Lift
1018
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 711 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19285211 CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18917392 PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PARKING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18620196 APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING REAR-WHEEL STEERING Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18992733 DETECTION OF YAW INSTABILITIES IN VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18681936 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING A TRACTION CONTROL OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18183645 ANYWHERE PARKING TRAILER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19250082 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18444940 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18493358 CHECKING AN ACTUAL-PRESSURE SENSOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM Final Rejection ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18467525 Method for Determining a Defect State of a Drive Train of a Vehicle, Monitoring Unit and Vehicle Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18828176 REAR WHEEL STEERING APPARATUS Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
17823616 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS OF A TRAIN RELATIVE TO A FOULING MARK Final Rejection Siemens Mobility, Inc.
18729619 STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection JTEKT CORPORATION
18702418 OPERATING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ACTUATOR SETS Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
17979219 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING BRAKE PARTICULATE EMISSIONS AND BATTERY THROUGHPUT Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18856825 BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18577591 BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
19066924 PRE-HEAT SYSTEM FOR UPSTREAM ELEMENTS AND CATALYSTS OF A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION DEVICE Final Rejection Safety Power Inc.
18895551 Transport Vehicle Non-Final OA Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18782645 TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE RANGE PREDICTION BASED ON PATTERN RECOGNITION Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18390350 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TRAILER OPERABLY COUPLED WITH A WORK VEHICLE Final Rejection CNH Industrial America LLC

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