Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+48.0% vs TC avg
35
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18442306 VEHICLE WITH STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO A NON-STEERING POSITION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18951535 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION SUPPORT OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TOWING A TRAILER Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18969551 AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18956023 REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18921005 OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND MaaS PROVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18978398 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR EXCAVATOR AND EXCAVATOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18920097 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18697690 A Method, a Computer Program Product and a Device for Dynamic Spatial Anonymization of Vehicle Data in a Cloud Environment Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18480341 Path Planning for an Agricultural Field Based on End of Swath Detection Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18790444 LIGHT REFRACTION OR DISPERSION AND LANDMARK BASED NAVIGATION Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
17660512 MANAGING ALEATORIC AND EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY IN REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, WITH APPLICATIONS TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL Final Rejection VOLVO AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS AB
18456762 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE, SELF-MOVING DEVICE AND MOBILE, SELF-MOVING DEVICE Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18580439 System and Vehicle Final Rejection Vitesco Technologies GmbH

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