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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nikki Marie M Molina, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3662. The record covers 115 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 78.3%. The median time to allowance is 956 days. Interviews are associated with a 5.8% lift in allowance outcomes.

The portfolio includes Toyota Motor Corporation, Wing Aviation LLC, and International Business Machines Corporation. Frequently represented firms are Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC, CHIP LAW GROUP, and CKC & Partners Co., LLC. For prosecution planning, the allowance rate and median timing provide the principal case-history signals, while the interview figure supplies a more limited indication that interview practice may support outcome improvement in this record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+26.3% vs TC avg
149
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
956
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19073090 DRIVER ASSIST APPARATUS, DRIVER ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18956973 MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17870263 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
19038775 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18593999 AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE, WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF EVALUATING VEGETATION GROUP AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18659453 VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18955268 METHOD FOR ENERGY-SAVING DRIVING FOR MOBILITY DEVICES Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
19200000 Machine-Learned Monocular Depth Estimation and Semantic Segmentation for 6-DOF Absolute Localization of a Delivery Drone Non-Final OA Wing Aviation LLC
18955361 USING ASSET MAPS TO INFORM REAL-TIME MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR UAV NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Wing Aviation LLC
19008693 CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AERIAL VEHICLES FOR ACOUSTIC EXTINGUISHING OF FIRE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18905258 HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANAGEMENT FOR WATERLOGGED ROAD Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18784780 PULL-OVER LOCATION SELECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18662291 METHOD FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBSTACLE IN AN AUTOMATED AND/OR AT LEAST SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CARIAD SE

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nikki Marie M Molina's allowance rate?

78.3% of resolved applications examined by Nikki Marie M Molina were allowed (115 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 3662 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nikki Marie M Molina?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nikki Marie M Molina take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nikki Marie M Molina took 956 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nikki Marie M Molina work in?

Nikki Marie M Molina examines applications in Art Unit 3662 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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