Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2444 2875 3661 3669

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Caitlin Renee Mccleary, in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2444, has 131 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 59.5 percent, which suggests a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1056, providing a standard benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process in this art unit.

The interview lift is 24.9 percent. This suggests that interviews are a productive strategy for increasing the likelihood of allowance compared to the 59.5 percent baseline. For practitioners, the 24.9 percent lift indicates that direct engagement with the examiner is an effective way to resolve issues and move toward a grant. The 1056 days to allowance, combined with the moderate baseline rate, makes verbal negotiation a valuable tool for improving outcomes. Applicants should consider requesting an interview to help navigate rejections and improve their chances of success.

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

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
+7.8% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 132 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18923072 VEHICLE POSTURE CALCULATION DEVICE AND HEADLIGHT OPTICAL AXIS CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18464381 MULTI-MODALITY DATA AUGMENTATION ENGINE TO IMPROVE RARE DRIVING SCENARIO DETECTION FOR VEHICLE SENSORS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19261519 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19127982 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AT LEAST ONE SERVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18842823 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18746207 TRANSPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18743838 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18911521 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18742846 Hand-Held Unit for Controlling a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18027884 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18833107 OPTIMIZATION OF PLANNED MOVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19107736 METHOD FOR ENSURING THE STANDSTILL OF A RAIL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18245922 DISPLAYING A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF INFORMATION Final Rejection Siemens Mobility GmbH
18024805 Mobile Body Control System Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19310579 AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT VEHICLE Non-Final OA Symbotic LLC
18791977 ENVIRONMENTAL TEXT PERCEPTION AND PARKING EVALUATION USING VISION LANGUAGE MODELS Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
18920299 CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
19253970 PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING BASED ON REAL-TIME NEURAL NETWORK RENDERING USING SPARSE MIXTURE-OF-EXPERTS MODEL ACCELERATION ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18922267 Agricultural Vehicles Including an Imaging Controller, and Related Methods Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18456444 CONTROL OF MULTIAGENT NETWORKS WITH MISBEHAVING VEHICLES OVER DIRECTED NETWORK TOPOLOGIES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18614874 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Final Rejection CNH Industrial America LLC
18800751 SELECTIVE LEARNING BY PREDICTION FOR DRIVING Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD

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