Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCPHERSON, JAMES M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663 3669

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+30.3% vs TC avg
544
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 508 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18969909 DEVICE FOR HEIGHT LEVEL DETERMINATION Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18630868 TACTILE ENERGY GENERATION BASED ON VEHICLE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18008842 ACCESS ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18673908 SWITCHING BETWEEN CONTROLLERS FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18765436 ATTACHMENT USAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19004940 REMOTE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
17638009 Automatically Generating Floor Maps in an Indoor Positioning System Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18879615 Method for Operating a Lane Change Assistance System of a Vehicle Taking Into Account a Traffic Density in an Environment of the Vehicle, Lane Change Assistance System, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18877576 Method and Device for the Automated Driving Off of a Vehicle at a Signaling Unit Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18634094 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM Final Rejection RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
18813215 METHOD OF COORDINATING PRIORITIES AMONG MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ROBOTS AND APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18887419 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18711941 DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE WITH A TRAILER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM OF THIS KIND Non-Final OA ZF CV SYSTEMS GLOBAL GMBH
18513510 Apparatus And Method For Estimating Location Of Vehicle Final Rejection SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18215385 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ADAS/ADS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
18898268 PERIPHERY-MONITORING DEVICE FOR WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CONSTRUCTION CRANES CO., LTD.
18887432 AIR-BASED LASER COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Textron Systems Corporation
17461839 Automated Agricultural Implement Orientation Adjustment System And Related Devices And Methods Final Rejection Ag Leader Technology
18126678 VEHICLE SIGNAL SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORCE GENERATORS FOR PRODUCING A USER-EXPERIENCED FEEDBACK Non-Final OA GHSP, Inc.
17804114 PROTOCOL-LEVEL VERIFICATION OF ABERRANT DRIVING DECISIONS Non-Final OA Applied Intuition, Inc.

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