Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-27.0% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+29.7%
Interview Lift
1379
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
72.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17637142 CONTROL APPARATUS, FIRST MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17785255 OBTAINING A NAVIGATION PATH Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
17668615 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HUMAN-MACHINE-INTERFACE MODE OF VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18924163 VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18633745 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18333028 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17733437 Presentation of Information on Board a Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17443151 DYNAMICALLY TRANSITIONING BETWEEN A FIRST LIFTING MODE AND A SECOND LIFTING MODE Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18206083 INTEGRATED AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC PARKING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
17240320 VEHICLE AND DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
17830021 USER-CONTROLLED ROUTE SELECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18905585 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A SIMPLIFIED REPRESENTATION OF OBSTACLES IN THE VICINITY OF AN AIRPORT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
17844527 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AN ATTACHMENT TOOL Non-Final OA Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH
18413599 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COLLISION AVOIDANCE DIRECTIVES Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17554087 End Effector Position Estimation Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
17732320 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER-PREFERRED LANE BIASING Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18735924 EMERGENCY VEHICLE BRAKING USING CLOSED-LOOP PULSING Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
17836013 MULTISTATIC RADAR POINT CLOUD FORMATION USING A SENSOR WAVEFORM ENCODING SCHEMA Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18639309 TRAFFIC INFORMATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING TRAFFIC DIGITAL TWIN Non-Final OA LAON ROAD INC.
17647723 MULTI-OPERATIONAL LAND DRONE Non-Final OA Agtonomy
17783159 SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF AN AUTOMOTIVE SEAT Final Rejection ITALDESIGN-GIUGIARO S.P.A.

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