Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PANDE, ASHUTOSH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3661 3668

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
-10.0%
Interview Lift
962
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
0%
§102 Novelty
97.3%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18308041 SAFETY DEVICE FOR A TIPPER TRUCK, ASSOCIATED TIPPER TRUCK AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18615102 TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE STEP Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18419553 SPEED LIMIT CONTROL APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18497262 SHOVEL AND SHOVEL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18862921 Method and Apparatus for Providing Navigation Data from a Backend Server to a Vehicle During a Driving Process Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18016048 Computer-Implemented Method for Determining the Validity of an Estimated Position of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18612435 TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
18359378 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ADJUSTMENT/REMEDIATION OF CRIMPED CROP Final Rejection Deere & Company
18557351 MAP GENERATION/SELF-POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18133742 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING FLUID TO A CUTTING BLADE Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18478074 DETERMINATION OF AN ITINERARY AS A FUNCTION OF THE QUALITY OF SERVICE OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Orange
18571743 IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.
18681526 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18905589 Evacuation Simulation Module Non-Final OA Igor Zlimen
18833998 CRANE, TRANSPORTATION METHOD, AND PLATE MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18298643 APPLICATIONS OF SHEPARD TONE IN VEHICLE SOUND DESIGN Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18330741 SHUTTER DEVICE FOR AN AIR INLET OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection BATZ, S.COOP.

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