Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
664
Total Applications
+19.1%
Interview Lift
949
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 642 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18947799 ROBOT CLEANER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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.
18830775 VEHICLE IDENTITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18379211 VEHICLE HAVING AN OBJECT SENSOR AND A WARNING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO ALERT A DRIVER WHEN AN OBJECT IS DETECTED BY THE OBJECT SENSOR Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18629169 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A TARGET OBJECT FOR PERFORMING A FUNCTION OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18501298 METHOD FOR CHECKING A DIGITAL MAP OF AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18952417 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18291795 CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18430221 NAVIGATION ROAD-GRAPH AND PERCEPTION LANE-GRAPH MATCHING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18599223 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18244905 REFLECTOMETER TO MONITOR SUBSTRATE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18431230 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED GAP PREFERENCE PREDICTION Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, 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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