Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MACIOROWSKI, GODFREY ALEKSANDER

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3658 3661 3667

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Godfrey Aleksander Maciorowski serves as an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3656. The examiner has handled 118 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these 118 resolved cases is 60.2 percent. This 60.2 percent rate provides a clear indication of the likelihood of securing a patent grant in Art Unit 3656. The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1012, which is the time typically required to reach a successful outcome.

The interview lift is 10.8 percent. This 10.8 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with an increased probability of allowance. For practitioners, this positive lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner in Tech Center 3600 can be a beneficial strategy. The 1012 median days to allowance reflects the duration of the prosecution process for successful applications.

With 118 resolved cases, the data offers a reliable basis for strategy development. The 60.2 percent allowance rate and the 10.8 percent interview lift are important for evaluating the potential success of an application. Practitioners can use the 1012-day median to advise clients on the expected timeline. These figures provide a comprehensive view of the examiner's historical performance in Art Unit 3656.

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

Performance Statistics

60.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
152
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18939648 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18906661 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19250121 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18880941 Method and Device for Controlling the Lateral Control of a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18925612 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ON A DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18962604 CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK VEHICLE Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
18855705 FORESTRY MACHINE AND MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Komatsu Ltd.
18494955 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING TRAJECTORY INFORMATION OF A PLURALITY OF ROAD USERS Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18827418 VEHICLE BACKUP CAMERA DATA FOR RISK DETECTION AND COLLISION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18782687 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, DETECTING, ANALYZING, AND INFORMING ABNORMAL CELLULAR RADIO-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17927683 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING WITH THE APPROACH OF AN AIRCRAFT WITH A VIEW TO LANDING Non-Final OA THALES
18465641 USING HIGH DEFINITION MAPS FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC SENSOR DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18666598 PREDICTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEATURES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18362605 ENHANCED TRIP PLAN-BASED VEHICLE BATTERY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
19235569 FORCE-BASED DETERMINATION OF A SETPOINT GEAR COMBINATION FOR MULTIPLE DRIVE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA MAN Truck & Bus SE

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