Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3747 3783

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
772
Total Applications
+12.7%
Interview Lift
1063
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 726 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
69.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18950018 PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
19023418 LANE KEEP CONTROL DEVICE, LANE KEEP CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19006599 VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18675363 STEERING CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989273 Device for Recognizing Living Beings in a Vehicle Interior Non-Final OA HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
18913379 BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18554608 IMPROVED HYDROGEN INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING TWO GAS INJECTORS PER COMBUSTION CHAMBER Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18509045 3D LANE AND ROAD BOUNDARY ESTIMATION VIA ROW-WISE CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18950833 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Aisin Corporation
18676952 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING BRAKE RESPONSE DELAY Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19029022 VEHICLE STATE VARIABLE ESTIMATOR OF HOST VEHICLE AND RACK TARGET POSITION DETERMINER FOR REAR WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
19005850 BRAKE FORCE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, MEDIUM, PRODUCT AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA XIAOMI EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18708931 ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTED AND ACCURATE PARKING CONTROL METHOD FOR ATO SYSTEM Final Rejection CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
18968233 ENGINE DEVICE Non-Final OA YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18224678 ADAPTABLE INLINE FLUID HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA STEWART & STEVENSON LLC
18943181 SUSPENSION CONTROLLER AND SENSOR NETWORK FOR RIDE HEIGHT CONTROL WITH AIR SUSPENSION Non-Final OA ARNOTT T&P HOLDING, LLC
18692621 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRACTION OF A HYDRAULIC ASSISTANCE CIRCUIT Final Rejection Poclain Hydraulics Industrie
18739697 DUAL-CONNECTION CRANK-PISTON MECHANISM Non-Final OA Sichuan Beixin Hongneng Technology Research Institute
18523789 OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Zimeno Inc.
18381743 ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18547368 VEHICLE STATE CONTROL SYSTEM, ROAD VEHICLE AND METHOD OF VEHICLE STATE CONTROL FOR EMISSION LIMITATION Non-Final OA TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT ILMENAU

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