Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LINHARDT, LAURA E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.1%
Allow Rate
+17.1% vs TC avg
277
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1081
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 230 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
96.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18870856 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE POWERTRAINS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18273916 FAILURE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18677573 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE VEHICLE PARKING Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18617360 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE CONTROL USING ROAD SURFACE QUALITY DATA Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18675315 SELF-DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18582117 TRAVEL CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAVEL Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18072930 USING IOT AND ANALYTICS TO PRIORITIZE DISPATCH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES BY DYNAMIC ROUTING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18942047 STOPOVER RECOMMENDATION METHOD BASED ON FATIGUE STATUS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18631873 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17731065 CALIBRATION MODE OF AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18194720 Control System and Method for Controlling a First or a Second Agricultural Machine Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18380880 PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL MEASURES Final Rejection BASF AGRO TRADEMARKS GMBH
17996143 TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING THROUGH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION Final Rejection Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
17996161 UNCERTAINTY-DIRECTED TRAINING OF A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENT FOR TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING Final Rejection Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18245728 STOP INSTRUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18080092 MARINE BATTERY WITH INTERNAL DIGITAL SERCURITY Final Rejection Brunswick Corporation
18790939 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CRITICAL LINK SEGMENTS IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.
18196245 PATH PLANNING SYSTEM AND PATH PLANNING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
18099194 METHOD FOR OVERRIDING DISABLEMENT OF ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM (ADAS) SAFETY FEATURES BASED ON DRIVER IMPAIRMENT AND DRIVER PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA WOVEN BY TOYOTA , INC.
17623776 COMBINED VEHICLE MOUNTED BREATH ANALYZING AND HVAC SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.
18126444 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IMPLEMENT CONTROL Non-Final OA Blue White Robotics Ltd
17612636 A Method of Determining A Route Final Rejection Relish Technologies Limited

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