Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PALL, CHARLES J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Charles J. Pall is an examiner in Art Unit 3663, part of Tech Center 3600. With 146 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 54.1 percent. This indicates a competitive prosecution landscape where roughly half of the applications result in a grant. The median days to allowance is 1194, which is a significant factor for applicants to consider when planning their patent strategy. This timeline of 1194 days reflects the typical experience for cases that successfully navigate the examination process under this examiner's review.

The interview lift is 17.4 percent, which is a substantial increase over the base allowance rate of 54.1 percent. This suggests that interviews are a valuable tool for resolving issues and moving applications toward allowance. Given the 146 resolved cases, the 17.4 percent lift is a reliable indicator that direct communication can overcome obstacles that might otherwise lead to abandonment. Practitioners in Art Unit 3663 should weigh the 1194-day median pendency against the potential for a quicker or more certain resolution through an interview, as supported by the examiner's data.

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

Performance Statistics

54.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
186
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
1194
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18100887 MULTIPOINT ROUTING & DISTRIBUTION OF SEARCH RESULTS ALONG ROUTE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18269923 VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE USED THEREBY, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18944774 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL BASED ON ONLINE LEARNING PREFERENCE Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18437768 FORMING NETWORK LOOPS FOR IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE COMPOSITION Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18802197 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL WHEEL BRAKE UNIT, ELECTROMECHANICAL WHEEL BRAKE UNIT AND BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18815638 VEHICLE HAVING RELAY WELDING DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION AND RELAY WELDING DIAGNOSIS METHOD PERFORMED IN THE VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18426913 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE TRAVELING SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19477530 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18964315 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRAFFIC INFORMATION IN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18650451 DRONE FIRST RESPONDER ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA Alarm.com Incorporated
19268340 PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.
18960147 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES Final Rejection Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18832007 Suspended Phased Oscillators for Attitude Control Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18849659 VEHICLE AND SERVER Non-Final OA SoftBank Corp.
18270965 Method for mixing scheduled and unscheduled vehicles Final Rejection DROMOS GmbH
16622090 DETECTION OF NON-V2V VEHICLES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM AUTO LTD.

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