Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PEDERSEN, DAVID RUBEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3667

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
135
Total Applications
+52.9%
Interview Lift
1157
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 101 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
58.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18485302 VEHICLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18322283 FUEL CELL THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Nikola Corporation
17737975 OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE WHICH CAN DETECT AND RECORD ABNORMAL REGION Non-Final OA PixArt Imaging Inc.
18691597 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN INTELLIGENT PRESELECTION OF SUITABLE CHARGING STATIONS FOR CARRYING OUT A CHARGING STOP, CHARGING STOP PLANNING ASSISTANT, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
18420766 ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18249480 DATA PROCESSING NETWORK FOR PERFORMING DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18139678 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MEASURE SERVICE USAGE AND BILL FOR ASSOCIATED USED SERVICES BASED ON A INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17195882 DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO SOUNDS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18471674 Navigation Method, Apparatus, and System, and Map Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
17840595 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY DETERMINING TARGET AREA FOR VESSELS Final Rejection Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
18732142 FLEETWIDE SERVERLESS FUNCTIONAL SAFETY PROTECTION FOR HYBRID CLOUD INTEROPERABILITY Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18275180 VEHICLE TRAJECTORY ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
17616719 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OBJECT DIMENSIONS Final Rejection MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18005217 CONTROL OF A CLEANING ROBOT Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18913637 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO ISOLATION FAULT Non-Final OA GILLIG LLC
18894058 Tiling Based Approach for Unified Destination Entry Non-Final OA Cerence Operating Company
18207449 COMBINE HARVESTER WITH DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
18743418 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE ORGANIZATION AT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGE POINTS Final Rejection HERE GLOBAL B.V.
18646625 System and Method for Remotely Monitoring Marine Vessel Data Using NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 Data Standards Non-Final OA MARITRACE LTD.
18484056 WORK MACHINE SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING ATTACHMENT POSITION Non-Final OA Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

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