Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, MANGLESH M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2125 2178 3645 3661 3665

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
722
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1439
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 691 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
38.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832477 DIGITAL TWIN-BASED CHARGING STATION CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18945175 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18766194 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18388273 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18862924 Method and Device for Evaluating a Quality of an Automated Function of a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18895982 DYNAMIC AUTOMATION LEVEL-BASED AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18299232 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ITEM OF TIME INFORMATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18752844 AUTOMATIC BRAKE CONTROL TO SUPPORT PROPULSION SYSTEM IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18745799 A FUZZY LOGIC-BASED AI SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND ACCOMMODATION OF OIL SYSTEM FAILURES IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPULSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18891927 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18499196 Assistance system and computer-implemented method using prediction with human factors Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
17781435 WORK ASSISTING SERVER AND METHOD FOR SELECTING IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18420893 Stress Mitigation Techniques Related to Physiological Measurements of Passengers During Travel Final Rejection Textron Aviation Inc.
19006903 METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL ROUTE BY USE OF LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD SEARCH Non-Final OA CIEL MOBILITY INC.
18760269 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND POSITIONING INSPECTION TARGET, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
18863696 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18168832 METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AND/OR MAPPING DURING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE IN AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18276952 PREDICTION AND PLANNING FOR MOBILE ROBOTS Final Rejection Five AI Limited
17769266 PREDICTION AND PLANNING FOR MOBILE ROBOTS Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18969922 SAFE AND SCALABLE MODEL FOR CULTURALLY SENSITIVE DRIVING BY AUTOMATED VEHICLES Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18790068 TECHNIQUES FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA BreatheEV Inc.
18773450 USER INTERFACE FOR AUTOMATED FLIGHT Non-Final OA Skyryse, Inc.
18429330 Acoustic Artificial Intelligence Model for Detecting Events Associated with a Vehicle Non-Final OA Global Sense Inc.
17668366 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Nott Corporation

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