Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
126
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 108 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18907281 AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18916216 METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO GENERATE A TURN PATH FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18511104 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE INPUT ON A STEERING WHEEL Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18429057 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THE BEHAVIOR OF A PARTICIPANT IN A TRAFFIC SCENE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19000875 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18779415 MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND MARINE VESSEL Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18723564 COMPUTING DEVICE, OWN-POSITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, AND MAP INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18939657 ENHANCED PATH PLANNING BASED ON PERSONALIZED PERSON CONSTRAINTS Non-Final OA Evernorth Strategic Development, Inc.
18393976 COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DUMPING PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Volvo Construction Equipment AB
18939803 COMMANDING AN ACTION OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Valeo Telematik und Akustik GmbH
18926582 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE PLATOON, MEDIUM, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology(Shenzhen)Company Limited
18278663 FAULT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM OF AIR SPRING BRAKE CHAMBER FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection MIRAEVC CO., LTD.

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