Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.3%
Allow Rate
-25.7% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
1276
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
72.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19257935 HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18924163 VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18808506 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DRIVABLE SURFACE POLYGONS FOR ELECTRONIC MAP GENERATION Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17732320 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER-PREFERRED LANE BIASING Final Rejection TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18879365 Method for Hand Detection, Computer Program, and Device Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
17830079 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIELD OBJECT DETECTION, MAPPING, AND AVOIDANCE Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
17637142 CONTROL APPARATUS, FIRST MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17455389 CLOUD-BASED AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY NOTIFIER (CAEN) Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18669022 METHOD OF DETERMINING A SET OF LANDING SITES FOR AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18735924 EMERGENCY VEHICLE BRAKING USING CLOSED-LOOP PULSING Final Rejection Textron Inc.
17785255 OBTAINING A NAVIGATION PATH Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18206083 INTEGRATED AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC PARKING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
17668615 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HUMAN-MACHINE-INTERFACE MODE OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18174821 HOVER VECTOR DISPLAY FOR VERTICAL APPROACH AND LANDING OPERATIONS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18984456 Systems and Methods for Providing Aircraft Sensory Cues Non-Final OA Joby Aero, Inc.
17443151 DYNAMICALLY TRANSITIONING BETWEEN A FIRST LIFTING MODE AND A SECOND LIFTING MODE Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18059037 EXCAVATOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
17977679 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING JOURNEYS FROM VEHICLE LOCATION TRACE DATA Final Rejection HERE Global B.V.
17836013 MULTISTATIC RADAR POINT CLOUD FORMATION USING A SENSOR WAVEFORM ENCODING SCHEMA Final Rejection GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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