Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MA, KAM WAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2681 2686 2688

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
At TC average
408
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 370 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18993430 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PARKING METHOD AND DEVICE USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18844867 ROAD SURFACE RENDERING DEVICE Non-Final OA KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18841424 OCCUPANT AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, OCCUPANT AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18679581 GATE SYSTEM Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18977219 INATTENTIVENESS DETERMINATION DEVICE, INATTENTIVENESS DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AND INATTENTIVENESS DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18818860 FACIAL RECOGNITION ENTRY SYSTEM WITH SECONDARY AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
19002101 AUTOMATED VALET PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18976701 VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18966992 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18611732 TRACKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18935939 VIRTUAL TACTILE IMPLEMENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18776977 DEFINING A PARKING AREA Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18855978 HYBRID HAPTIC TEXTURES Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18935489 INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR SUBSTATION MONITORING AND DETECTION USING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING, DRONES, AND SECURITY CAMERAS Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18773223 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED ENTITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
17860930 SELF-LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE BASED ON AN INITIAL POSE Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18976797 DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18787987 PASSIVE ALARM STATE ADJUSTMENT Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
18600944 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING PARKING SPOT AVAILABILITY Non-Final OA Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
18931451 LIQUID SENSOR WITH LOW POWER STATE Non-Final OA Microchip Touch Solutions Limited
18856121 METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SAFETY PROTOCOL ON A MOBILE TERMINAL, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DEVICES Non-Final OA GAMEO SA
18409944 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PRODUCT Non-Final OA WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
18427127 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION USING CLOSURE DEVICE Final Rejection Elm Company

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