Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.7%
Allow Rate
+7.7% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+42.3%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18034603 DESIGN METHODS AND MOTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS FOR IMPACT-RESILIENT MOBILE ROBOTS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18953328 APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING, RECEIVING, OR PROCESSING DATA EXCHANGED BETWEEN AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM AND USER TERMINAL ACCORDING TO PRIORITY THEREOF AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17903097 ELECTRIC VESSEL ADOPTING ELECTRIFIED COMPONENTS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
17995506 DISEASE-CONDITION ASSESSMENT DEVICE, DISEASE-CONDITION ASSESSMENT METHOD, PROGRAM FOR DISEASE-CONDITION ASSESSMENT DEVICE, AND DISEASE-CONDITION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18343988 BALANCED TRANSPORT CYCLES IN MASS EXCAVATION OPERATIONS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18938435 WORKING VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18915459 Self-diagnosis for in-vehicle networks Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18911864 BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS CUSTOMIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18543486 DRIVING INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD USING CONTROL OF SWITCHING TO AUGMENTED REALITY Final Rejection Hyundai Autoever Corp
18702218 VEHICLE INFORMATION GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18631695 METHODS FOR AERIAL SEARCHES AND AIRCRAFT THEREFOR Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18667879 DYNAMIC DRIVABLE AREA DETERMINING MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18503534 COLLECTIVE CONTROL USING VERTICAL VELOCITY Non-Final OA Lockheed Martin Corporation
18785962 OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
17493395 PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION OF PREDICTED AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORIES AND ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL PERFORMANCE Final Rejection The MITRE Corporation
18832006 VEHICLE SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGS Non-Final OA THE THIRD RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
18344174 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING ACCURATE SLAM-BASED MAPS Non-Final OA Woven by Toyota, Inc.
18563199 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Non-Final OA Energywith Co., Ltd.
18504930 Differential Communication With Robots in a Fleet and Related Technology Non-Final OA Agility Robotics
18369823 BATTERY MONITORING METHOD, BATTERY AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Final Rejection Autel Robotics., LTD.

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