Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PETTIEGREW, TOYA R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
194
Total Applications
+18.5%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
63.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118645 AUTOMATED CHARGING PORT CLOSURE ACTUATION Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18776936 PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND PARKING ASSIST METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18935826 Apparatus for Controlling Driving of Autonomous Vehicle and Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18344224 DOOR CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18910234 NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND AGRICULTURAL FIELD WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18987839 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18508960 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18459487 AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION IN THE ABSENCE OF NETWORK CONNECTIVITY VIA ANCHOR POINTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18977328 PREDICTIVE RESPONSE MAP GENERATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18936010 BATTERY HEATING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18464816 METHOD FOR IMPROVING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR VEHICLES MOVING IN AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED MANNER Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18124428 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18281066 SYSTEM Final Rejection thyssenkrupp AG
17766995 ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE PORTS Final Rejection BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLC
18960589 ENHANCED SELF-LOCALIZATION FOR DRONES USING RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES AND FUSION ALGORITHM INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Technology Innovation Institute - Sole Proprietorship LLC
18224530 LAZY ACTOR AVOIDANCE Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
17678398 Method for detecting inconsistencies in the outputs of perception systems of autonomous vehicles Final Rejection IVEX

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