Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEVY, MERRITT E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663 3666

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-18.7% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+36.6%
Interview Lift
1332
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18551663 REMAINING CAPACITY NOTIFICATION DEVICE, REMAINING CAPACITY NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND REMAINING CAPACITY NOTIFICATION PROGRAM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18871085 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18333547 DOCKING SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT FOR USE WITH SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18323053 LANE-LEVEL DIFFICULTY AND CUSTOMED NAVIGATION Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18780840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING ROBOTS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18645981 MACHINE CONNECTIVITY MODULE WITH INTEGRATED BEACON Final Rejection Oshkosh Corporation
17990173 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING, VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18693249 VIRTUAL REALITY GAME EXPERIENCE IN SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18269789 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVENT DETECTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18877296 METHOD FOR PLANNING A TARGET TRAJECTORY FOR AN AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING VEHICLE Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
18958109 BATTERY REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18956443 SYSTEM, DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA 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
18065786 ONBOARDING AND OFFBOARDING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17820653 ROAD CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
17520269 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT, TRANSPORTER, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND TRANSPORTER CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18752052 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALLY CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS BASED ON AN OCCUPANT'S GAZE Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18738632 AIRCRAFT SEAT MOTION CONTROLLER WITH TUNABLE SEAT MOTION SPEED Final Rejection B/E Aerospace, Inc.
18977988 SEAT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18978067 INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18279442 WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18081989 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC TOOL Final Rejection HUSQVARNA AB
18933059 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SWITCH CONTROL OF MOTOR VEHICLE LATCH Non-Final OA BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
18660204 SPRAYING OPERATION PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE, CONTROL TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18716137 TIRE EVALUATION METHOD AND TIRE EVALUATION APPARATUS Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
17947455 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM FEATURES OR FUNCTIONS Final Rejection ZENSEACT AB
17885373 TRAFFIC SIGN RELEVANCY Final Rejection MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18145566 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED POWER MACHINES Non-Final OA Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
18723611 A HYBRID, CONTEXT-AWARE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR GROUND VEHICLES Final Rejection Seegrid Corporation

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