Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2444 2875 3661 3669

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.3%
Allow Rate
+7.3% vs TC avg
165
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 123 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18997685 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, FUNCTION UNIT, VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18923072 VEHICLE POSTURE CALCULATION DEVICE AND HEADLIGHT OPTICAL AXIS CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482162 ALLOCATION OF VEHICLE SYSTEM RESOURCES BASED ON GAZE OF USER Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
19261519 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18771159 WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM), AND DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
19127982 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AT LEAST ONE SERVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18044494 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAPPING A DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR AT LEAST ONE MOBILE UNIT AND FOR LOCATING AT LEAST ONE MOBILE UNIT IN A DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT, AND LOCATING SYSTEM FOR A DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT 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 Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18743838 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18027884 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18785349 ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18464381 MULTI-MODALITY DATA AUGMENTATION ENGINE TO IMPROVE RARE DRIVING SCENARIO DETECTION FOR VEHICLE SENSORS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18715397 VEHICLE POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
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
18742846 Hand-Held Unit for Controlling a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18024805 Mobile Body Control System Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
19252308 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19232482 MOBILITY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18911521 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
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
18791977 ENVIRONMENTAL TEXT PERCEPTION AND PARKING EVALUATION USING VISION LANGUAGE MODELS Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
18824035 OPERATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, WORK MACHINE, REMOTE OPERATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18456444 CONTROL OF MULTIAGENT NETWORKS WITH MISBEHAVING VEHICLES OVER DIRECTED NETWORK TOPOLOGIES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18663717 DYNAMIC FOLLOW GAP ADJUSTMENT IN VARIANT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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