Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, HELEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646 3665

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Helen Li serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3646. She has handled 65 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 69.2 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The interview lift is 16.4 percent. This metric represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. The median time to allowance is 1043 days.

With 65 resolved cases, the 69.2 percent allowance rate suggests a consistent approach to examination. The 16.4 percent interview lift indicates that verbal communication is an effective strategy for applicants. The 1043 days median time to allowance is a key figure for understanding the expected duration of prosecution. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 3646. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success for this examiner in Tech Center 3600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+17.2% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1043
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 65 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
74.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18953469 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18922415 ESTIMATION METHOD FOR ROAD SURFACE CONDITION Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17958738 TRACTION CONTROLLER, TRACTION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18087425 ADAPTIVE BATCHING FOR OPTIMIZING EXECUTION OF MACHINE LEARNING TASKS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19068225 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18013194 OBSTACLE DETECTOR AND OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
19229415 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF TARGET BRAKE TORQUE DATA Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19231602 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18117928 VEHICLE HAVING SLOPE DRIVING ASSIST FUNCTION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19176759 Individual Monitoring Of A Plurality Of Output Points Of A System For The Vehicle-Based Supply Of External Loads Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18865033 WORK MACHINE, SYSTEM INCLUDING WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18881849 DRONE OPERABLE FOR FLIGHT Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS PLC
18008845 AUTOMATIC SHIP HANDLING SYSTEM, SHIP CONTROL DEVICE, SHIP CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.
19268778 MACHINE GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR TERRAIN DETECTION AND/OR AUTONOMOUS EXCAVATION USING A CONSTRUCTION ASSET Non-Final OA EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC
18343369 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18490853 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18577947 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WORKING CONDITION OF EXCAVATOR Final Rejection SHANGHAI SANY HEAVY MACHINERY CO., LTD
17909797 Autonomous Transportation Network and Method for Operating the Same Non-Final OA Dromos GmbH

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