Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PALMARCHUK, BRIAN KEITH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+28.0% vs TC avg
42
Total Applications
+28.6%
Interview Lift
853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18728972 TRANSFER CONTROL SYSTEM, TRANSFER CONTROL APPARATUS, AND TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18688438 CONTACT DETERMINATION DEVICE, CONTACT DETERMINATION SYSTEM, CONTACT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18659716 VEHICLE TRAILER AND VEHICLE TRAIN Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18124944 INFORMATION DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGERS FOR CHARGING VEHICLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18948939 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD FOR PRECHARGE DEVICE IN POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18948236 VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS, VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18307006 CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18753028 PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE TUNED FOR ENERGY HARVESTING ACROSS A FREQUENCY RANGE Final Rejection Deere & Company
18291330 CONTROLLER MANEUVERING LEANING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18480081 EMERGENCY NAVIGATIONAL PATHING Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18133630 METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC INFORMATION, APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC INFORMATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC INFORMATION Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18413055 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18766788 CONTROL APPARATUS Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18922193 MULTI-SOURCE ELECTRIFIED PROPULSION Non-Final OA Cummins Power Generation Inc.
18478413 CONDITION MONITORING OF A CONTINUOUS KNIFE ASSEMBLY OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18704753 WORK MACHINE Final Rejection KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18658199 METHOD FOR DEALING WITH OBSTACLES IN AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Final Rejection Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
18384399 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDOOR NAVIGATION Non-Final OA HCL Technologies Limited
18769593 WORKING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORKING VEHICLE Final Rejection TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
18901370 METHOD FOR SHARING A PATHWAY OF A FIRST VEHICLE WHICH IS DRIVING A HOST LANE WITH A PATHWAY OF A SECOND VEHICLE WHICH IS DRIVING A TARGET LANE THROUGH A V2X COMMUNICATION AND CHANGING A DRIVING LANE OF THE FIRST VEHICLE FROM THE HOST LANE TO THE TARGET LANE AND COMPUTING DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Obigo Inc.
18835649 A SYSTEM TO OPERATE VOICE CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
18698420 METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A VIBRATORY ROLLER Final Rejection Dynapac Compaction Equipment AB
18683009 PERCEPTION TESTING Final Rejection Five Al Limited

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