Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MATTA, ALEXANDER GEORGE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+19.9% vs TC avg
180
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 139 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
96.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18936286 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18969041 HANDLING MANEUVER LIMITS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17876267 ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18936222 CHARGING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18331545 VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AN IMAGE OF SURROUNDING OF A VEHICLE CAPTURED BY A CAMERA IN RESPONSE TO AN IMPACT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18327926 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR A VEHICLE FOR DISPLAYING AND DELETING SUPERIMPOSED INFORMATION Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18108168 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BASED ON VISIBILITY OF LANES Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18511364 ESTIMATION OF DRIVER INTERACTION BASED TUNING PARAMETERS FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING OR DRIVER ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18941929 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18945618 MOVING OBJECT CONTROL SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18229881 SETTING METHOD, AUTOMATIC RUN METHOD, SETTING SYSTEM, AND SETTING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18405855 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TYPE OF OBJECT ATTACHED TO A SENSOR Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18287889 DISPLAY DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND SETTING METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18174400 SHIP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, SHIP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND SHIP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Final Rejection FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18961764 SCENE MODELING USING TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONS AND TOKENIZED FEATURES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18809933 CLOUD-BASED FUNCTION ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED DRIVING INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA CAVH LLC
18529643 TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTING REMOTE CONNECTED VEHICLE OPERATION REQUESTS Non-Final OA Ottopia Technologies Ltd.
18123074 VEHICLE BASED OPERATOR PRESENCE CONTROL FOR SUPERVISED PARTIALLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18719584 AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING DRIVING MODE TRANSITION Final Rejection KOREA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
18258162 CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
18062964 REMOTE STOP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kodiak Robotics, Inc.

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