Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LEVY, MERRITT E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3648 3663 3666

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.6%
Allow Rate
-19.4% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+31.6%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19015651 DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM, DRIVER ASSIST SERVER, AND DRIVER ASSIST METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18958109 BATTERY REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18956443 SYSTEM, DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18664560 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18382613 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18551663 REMAINING CAPACITY NOTIFICATION DEVICE, REMAINING CAPACITY NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND REMAINING CAPACITY NOTIFICATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19034607 LANE CHANGE ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18977988 SEAT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18979713 WORK VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
18780840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING ROBOTS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18871085 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Final Rejection ZF Friedrichshafen AG
19159812 PARKING SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18752052 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALLY CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS BASED ON AN OCCUPANT'S GAZE Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18279442 WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18645981 MACHINE CONNECTIVITY MODULE WITH INTEGRATED BEACON Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
17576798 MACHINE CONNECTIVITY MODULE WITH INTEGRATED BEACON Final Rejection Oshkosh Corporation
18693249 VIRTUAL REALITY GAME EXPERIENCE IN SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19195904 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18925145 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18219039 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18939224 ROTOR LOCK PREVENTION SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18323053 LANE-LEVEL DIFFICULTY AND CUSTOMED NAVIGATION Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17993230 MUTUAL MONITORING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) SYSTEMS TO CONTROL VEHICLE OPERATION Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
17986142 DOOR SEALING AND TIMING MECHANISM FOR USE IN COACH DOOR CONFIGURATION FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19176146 Vehicle Rear Collision Active and Passive Protection System Non-Final OA ITE Tech. Inc.

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