Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
+6.3% vs TC avg
117
Total Applications
+34.4%
Interview Lift
1004
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 84 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426563 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18473418 LANE CHANGE DETECTION USING A GRAPH REPRESENTATION Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18509813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO A STROLLER DRIVER Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
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.
18667879 DYNAMIC DRIVABLE AREA DETERMINING MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18738048 POSITION CALCULATING APPARATUS, ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, POSITION CALCULATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
19220423 WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18034603 DESIGN METHODS AND MOTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS FOR IMPACT-RESILIENT MOBILE ROBOTS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
19081696 COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18811950 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
17914814 PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK OF ROADS Non-Final OA GRABTAXI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.
18631695 METHODS FOR AERIAL SEARCHES AND AIRCRAFT THEREFOR Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17544242 Detecting Spurious Objects For Autonomous Vehicles Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18915459 Self-diagnosis for in-vehicle networks Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18503534 COLLECTIVE CONTROL USING VERTICAL VELOCITY Non-Final OA Lockheed Martin Corporation
17493395 PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION OF PREDICTED AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORIES AND ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA The MITRE Corporation
18344174 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING ACCURATE SLAM-BASED MAPS Final Rejection Woven by Toyota, Inc.

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