Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, HANA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+36.6%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 141 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18375897 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PROFILE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18851494 SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN BODY OF WATER Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18723875 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18034861 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18652273 REMOTE DRIVING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND REMOTE DRIVING METHOD OF VEHICLE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18599536 SAFETY SYSTEM FOR THE LOCALIZATION OF AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES AND METHOD OF LOCALIZING AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES Final Rejection SICK AG
18218674 VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD INCORPORATING SENSOR FUSION Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18034181 VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING MINIMAL RISK MANEUVER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17856361 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18334121 COLLISION NOTIFICATION BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18978015 WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18909949 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18582994 DRIVER MONITORING DEVICE, DRIVER MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18468770 PREVENTIVE SAFETY DEVICE AND VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18359388 DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18224132 VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18880698 Method and Controller for Determining a Safety Integrity Level for a Safety-Related Vehicle Function of a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18578218 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE Final Rejection ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18737245 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, VEHICLE, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18333354 Predicting Structural Loads Non-Final OA Textron Innovations Inc.
18434352 VEHICLE TRAJECTORY CONTROL USING A TREE SEARCH Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18882415 ROUTE PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18960365 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ROAD SURFACE PAVING SYSTEM, ROAD PAVING MACHINE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18162754 ACTIVITY PROFILE APPLICATION AND PORTABILITY TO FACILITATE VEHICLE CABIN CONFIGURATION Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18769290 AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING METHOD BASED ON MAP DATA Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18343082 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MULTIPLE VEHICLES TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE LEVEL Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
18627954 CONTEXT DETERMINATION BY CAN ODOMETRY Final Rejection VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
18706429 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE PIECE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY THAT IS MOVABLE WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL PLOT Final Rejection KUHN SAS
17856652 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIBROACOUSTIC DIAGNOSTIC AND CONDITION MONITORING A SYSTEM USING NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
18246483 DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL Final Rejection Academy of Robotics

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