Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3747 3783

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
792
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
1051
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 761 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
36.3%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19312319 ENGINE CONTROLLER Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19297785 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ARBITRATION OF DRIVING SUPPORT COMMANDS AND LATERAL MOMENTUM-BASED CONTROL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19023418 LANE KEEP CONTROL DEVICE, LANE KEEP CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18925597 VEHICLE-TYPE DRIVING DEVICE Final Rejection Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
19306215 CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations Limited
19133748 METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19124335 Method for Operating a Driver Assistance System of a Vehicle With Automated Transverse Guidance in Following Mode, Driver Assistance System, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19151359 MIXED-COMBUSTION ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19164038 A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROVIDING STEERING CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVEN OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVEN VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUMOVIO Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18676952 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING BRAKE RESPONSE DELAY Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19228342 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A CONTROL DEVICE OF THIS TYPE Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH
18927634 STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.

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