Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ashutosh Pande, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PANDE, ASHUTOSH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3661 3668

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
-2.2%
Interview Lift
956
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
67.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18433977 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING VEHICLES FOR DECENTRALIZED MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18434024 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING WITH LESS VEHICLE ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COST Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18950409 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAILER CONNECTION STATUS FOR A VEHICLE, AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A TRAILER CONNECTION STATUS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18016048 Computer-Implemented Method for Determining the Validity of an Estimated Position of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18702035 WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18764981 MOBILE, SCALABLE SELF-POWERED AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18298643 APPLICATIONS OF SHEPARD TONE IN VEHICLE SOUND DESIGN Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ashutosh Pande's allowance rate?

63.6% of resolved applications examined by Ashutosh Pande were allowed (33 resolved cases), compared with 79.2% across Art Unit 3615 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ashutosh Pande?

This examiner's interview lift is -2.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ashutosh Pande take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ashutosh Pande took 956 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ashutosh Pande work in?

Ashutosh Pande examines applications in Art Unit 3615 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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