Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3669. The record contains 20 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 85.0%. The median time to allowance is 1015 days. Interview lift is 10.0%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.

The listed companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Kubota Corporation. The firms are CKC & Partners Co., LLC, LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA). Because the resolved-case record is limited, practitioners should treat the figures as directional and give priority to application-specific prosecution analysis.

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

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+33.0% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
57.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19007655 VEHICLE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18956023 REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18139336 PREDICTIVE INTELLIGENCE BASED ON ELECTRICAL OUTAGE TRENDS Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18848915 AUTONOMOUS LAWNMOWER Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18969551 AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
18951535 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION SUPPORT OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TOWING A TRAILER Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19003465 BRAKING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr.'s allowance rate?

85.0% of resolved applications examined by David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr. were allowed (20 resolved cases), compared with 59.0% across Art Unit 3669 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr. took 1,015 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr. work in?

David Mesquiti Ovalle Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 3669 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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