Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2816 2884 3667

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 647 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
80.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18959521 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING INFORMATION ABOUT STATIONARY ELEMENTS BASED ON SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18163562 UTILIZING TRANSITION TIMES TO INTELLIGENTLY SELECT TRANSITION LOCATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18501298 METHOD FOR CHECKING A DIGITAL MAP OF AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18620087 Vehicle Control Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18430221 NAVIGATION ROAD-GRAPH AND PERCEPTION LANE-GRAPH MATCHING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18244905 REFLECTOMETER TO MONITOR SUBSTRATE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18573682 TRAJECTORY AND TRAFFIC SIGN DATABASE SYSTEM Final Rejection NETRADYNE, INC.
18274797 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA NIKON VISION CO., LTD.
18266862 SURROUND-VIEW IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Jabil Optics Germany GmbH
17941351 TECHNIQUE FOR PROVIDING A USER-ADAPTED SERVICE TO A USER Non-Final OA 2HFUTURA SA

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