Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2816 2877 2884 3667

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
674
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
897
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 656 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18431230 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED GAP PREFERENCE PREDICTION Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19217571 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18723088 Method and Device for an Indirect Length Measurement Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18629169 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A TARGET OBJECT FOR PERFORMING A FUNCTION OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18501298 METHOD FOR CHECKING A DIGITAL MAP OF AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19200039 SEAT CONTROL DEVICE AND SEAT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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 Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18830775 VEHICLE IDENTITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18430221 NAVIGATION ROAD-GRAPH AND PERCEPTION LANE-GRAPH MATCHING Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation

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