Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MELTON, TODD M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3667 3669

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+32.1% vs TC avg
610
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
818
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 596 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
70.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18915208 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18819690 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818594 METHOD FOR SETTING FLIGHT PATH OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18785508 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING DRIVING MODE OF VEHICLE Final Rejection HL MANDO CORPORATION
18815237 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TRIP SIMILARITIES Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18828015 VEHICULAR CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Magna Electronics Inc.
18716873 ACTIVE TRAIN OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON POSITIONING TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
18742965 DRIVING SCENARIOS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18516601 VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection J-QuAD DYNAMICS INC.
18862756 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18818082 Robot-Assisted Processing of a Surface Using a Robot Non-Final OA Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
18859959 TRIGGERING OUTPUT OF A RE-TORQUE SIGNAL Non-Final OA NIRA Dynamics AB

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