Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LINHARDT, LAURA E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
274
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 223 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
72.8%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18870856 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE POWERTRAINS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18223637 STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18273916 FAILURE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19269394 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK-AWARE BEHAVIORAL POLICY SELECTION BY AN AUTONOMOUS AGENT Final Rejection May Mobility, Inc.
18631873 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18928273 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRAVELLING OF VEHICLE PLATOON, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
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
18617360 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE CONTROL USING ROAD SURFACE QUALITY DATA Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18327221 ATTACK-SUSTAIN-RELEASE (ASR) ENVELOPES FOR INTUITIVE TUNING OF COLLABORATIVE DRIVING FEATURES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17569501 TORQUE DATA ROBUSTING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
17731065 CALIBRATION MODE OF AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
17886747 GAZE AND AWARENESS PREDICTION USING A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18814711 VEHICULAR TRAILER HITCHING ASSIST SYSTEM Non-Final OA Magna Electronics Inc.
17996161 UNCERTAINTY-DIRECTED TRAINING OF A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENT FOR TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING Final Rejection Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
17996143 TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING THROUGH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION Final Rejection Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18380880 PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL MEASURES Final Rejection BASF AGRO TRADEMARKS GMBH
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
18256962 STEERING DEVICE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL BRAKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEERING DEVICE Final Rejection INVENTUS Engineering GmbH
17623776 COMBINED VEHICLE MOUNTED BREATH ANALYZING AND HVAC SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.
17612636 A Method of Determining A Route Final Rejection Relish Technologies Limited

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