Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tawri Matsushige Mcandrews is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3668. She has 111 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 67.6 percent. This rate indicates a moderate to high probability of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1012, which suggests a standard pendency period for cases that reach a grant.

The interview lift is 25.1 percent. This significant lift suggests that personal communication with the examiner is a highly effective strategy for increasing the probability of allowance beyond the 67.6 percent baseline. For practitioners, the 25.1 percent lift indicates that an interview can be a decisive factor in overcoming rejections. Given the 1012 days to allowance, applicants should consider early engagement through interviews to maximize their chances of success and potentially streamline the prosecution process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 111 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17872545 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE BY AN OPERATOR Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18396635 PRIORITIZING UTTERANCE CONTENT IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ON DRIVING MODE AND OBJECT DETECTION Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18741882 MONITORING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING, AND MONITORING METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18363603 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION

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