Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAGUARDA, GONZALO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3747

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 694 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18283976 VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18570308 METHOD FOR TRIGGERING OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICES IN A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
17664748 HIGH VOLTAGE TRACTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18409468 MOUNT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18976197 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18965482 DEVIATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVIATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18641763 HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18954276 Method for Operating a Steer-by-Wire Steering System Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
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
18781996 STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18534567 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKE SYSTEM IN CASE OF STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18525819 BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18675496 METHOD TO CONTROL A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM OF A ROAD VEHICLE WITH A FEEDBACK ACTUATOR HAVING AN INGRESS MODE AND AN EGRESS MODE Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18727303 BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18729619 STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection JTEKT CORPORATION
18390350 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TRAILER OPERABLY COUPLED WITH A WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18590621 CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO MOTOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO, LTD.
18940182 METHOD FOR REDUCING HYDROGEN EVAPORATION LOSSES Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18863685 VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18975999 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STEERING ROLL RADIUS, STEERING/BRAKING METHOD, CONTROLLER AND UTILITY VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18493358 CHECKING AN ACTUAL-PRESSURE SENSOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18467525 Method for Determining a Defect State of a Drive Train of a Vehicle, Monitoring Unit and Vehicle Final Rejection ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
18975458 Electronic Metering Rod Actuator for Carburetor Non-Final OA Kimberlyte Holdings, LLC
18956411 ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL ALGORITHM Non-Final OA Gillig LLC
18677225 ZERO TURN STEERABLE FRONT END WITH SINGLE MOTOR Non-Final OA MTD PRODUCTS INC
18782654 HEURISTIC MULTI-CORNER PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF BRAKE ACTUATOR OUTPUT FOR DECENTRALIZED VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18900974 ENERGY RECOVERY CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE, SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Anhui DeepWay Technology Co., Ltd.
18259709 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE WITH A STEERING BRAKE FUNCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH

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