Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3648

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+36.9% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
1029
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 45 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708048 FILTER MANAGEMENT FOR WIDE OUTPUT BEAMS AT COVERAGE ENHANCING DEVICES Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18472830 PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) ACQUISITION AND REPORTING FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY DEVICES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18564998 COMMUNICATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18616575 Electronic Devices with Leakage-Based Object Detection Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18247020 RADAR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18720336 VEHICLE NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS plc
18614399 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELTA RANGE MONITOR ENHANCEMENT FOR DETECTING GNSS MULTIPLE SATELLITE FAILURE Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18085520 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, RADAR DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18663852 Online Calibration of a Sensor Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18637963 Method and System for Estimating an Object Size Using Range Sensor Detections Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18617400 SECURE FLASHLESS BOOTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18664314 VEHICLE RADAR Non-Final OA TUNG THIH ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
18578915 SURVEILLANCE OF AIRPORT MANOEUVRING AREAS AND APRONS USING VISUAL AIDS AND SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA ADB Safegate BV
18257180 PASSIVE TRANSPONDER, FLYING OBJECT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF AN OBJECT Final Rejection Technische Universitat Dresden
18019142 IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SHIMIZU CORPORATION

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