Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3669

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
151
Total Applications
+32.0%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
43.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18771159 WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM), AND DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17928924 ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINE Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18746946 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RESOLVER OFFSET Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18911521 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18393140 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH ITEMS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18923072 VEHICLE POSTURE CALCULATION DEVICE AND HEADLIGHT OPTICAL AXIS CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18380225 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482162 ALLOCATION OF VEHICLE SYSTEM RESOURCES BASED ON GAZE OF USER Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18048115 Dynamic Operational Adjustment of Mobile Worker Edge Devices by a Mobile Controller Edge Device Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18742846 Hand-Held Unit for Controlling a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17627192 Control Unit and Method for Operating an Electric Machine of a Hybrid Drive Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18818605 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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
18715397 VEHICLE POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18842823 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18743838 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17625477 Steering Control Apparatus, Steering Control Method, and Steering Control System Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
17630844 Travel Control Method and Travel Control Apparatus for Vehicle Non-Final OA Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
18217031 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A FLEET OF AGRICULTURAL WORK VEHICLES Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18920299 CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION Non-Final OA SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18922267 Agricultural Vehicles Including an Imaging Controller, and Related Methods Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18422553 TRAVELING CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
18791977 ENVIRONMENTAL TEXT PERCEPTION AND PARKING EVALUATION USING VISION LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18618859 DRONE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17455453 Redundant Camera Detection Paths Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18958308 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH IMMUNITY TO HIJACKING, JAMMING, AND SPOOFING ATTACKS Final Rejection DROBOTICS, LLC
18245922 DISPLAYING A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF INFORMATION Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18911655 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL IN RELATION TO ON-DEMAND FLEET WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA BluWave Inc.
18273452 COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE ROBOT Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18736522 AUTOMATIC LABELING OF OBJECTS FROM LIDAR POINT CLOUDS VIA TRAJECTORY-LEVEL REFINEMENT Non-Final OA Waabi Innovation Inc.

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