Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MERINO, JOHN CHIANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3661 3669 3723

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.8%
Allow Rate
At TC average
67
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
1118
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
83.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18787327 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE UNIT CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18947300 INITIATING A SAFETY PROCEDURE FOR DECELERATING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18935981 TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVE SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18931869 COMMAND MONITOR BACKUP CONTROL ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Wisk Aero LLC
18835532 MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18508181 VEHICLE-MOUNTED SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection DeCloak Intelligences Co.
18479830 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING ROUTES IN MOBILITY SERVICES Non-Final OA MONET Technologies Inc.
18273545 METHOD FOR STEERING A VESSEL, RELATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION Non-Final OA SERCEL

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