Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PETTIEGREW, TOYA R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
195
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
0.2%
§102 Novelty
97.3%
§103 Obviousness
0.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118645 AUTOMATED CHARGING PORT CLOSURE ACTUATION Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18910234 NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND AGRICULTURAL FIELD WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18987839 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18459487 AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION IN THE ABSENCE OF NETWORK CONNECTIVITY VIA ANCHOR POINTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18619345 STEUEREINHEIT EINES ZUMINDEST ZEITWEISE AUTONOM OPERIERENDEN FAHRZEUGS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18464816 METHOD FOR IMPROVING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR VEHICLES MOVING IN AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED MANNER Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18935826 Apparatus for Controlling Driving of Autonomous Vehicle and Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18124428 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18977328 PREDICTIVE RESPONSE MAP GENERATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18281066 SYSTEM Final Rejection thyssenkrupp AG
17766995 ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE PORTS Final Rejection BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLC
18741430 BIASED TRAJECTORY SELECTION BY A PLANNING SYSTEM Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18224530 LAZY ACTOR AVOIDANCE Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
18352715 SMART PARKING STRATEGY FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLES Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
17867415 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING BASE STATION ALGORITHM TO PLAN EMERGENT TRAFFIC ROUTE AND INFORM IN ADVANCE VEHICLES TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY Non-Final OA FAR EASTONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
17678398 Method for detecting inconsistencies in the outputs of perception systems of autonomous vehicles Final Rejection IVEX
17442704 CRANE ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Konecranes Global Oy

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