Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PETTIEGREW, TOYA R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
207
Total Applications
+17.8%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 177 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
69.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18731786 STOP LINE POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19204937 ENVIRONMENT-AWARE PATH PLANNING FOR A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE USING DYNAMIC STEP-SIZE SEARCH Non-Final OA VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
18619345 STEUEREINHEIT EINES ZUMINDEST ZEITWEISE AUTONOM OPERIERENDEN FAHRZEUGS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19127202 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ASSISTED VOICE NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19247563 MOTOR VEHICLE AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
18936010 BATTERY HEATING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18678658 INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATIVE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING TRAJECTORY CONSTRAINTS FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BY USING THE SYSTEM Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19326868 Method and Device for the Transition Between Different Specifications in the Guidance of a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18118645 AUTOMATED CHARGING PORT CLOSURE ACTUATION Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18352715 SMART PARKING STRATEGY FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLES Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
19251527 TEMPORAL FUSION FOR PERCEPTION IN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
16897325 REALISM IN LOG-BASED SIMULATIONS Non-Final OA Waymo LLC

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