Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2171 2612 2685 2686 2687 2884

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
1,301
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
822
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1294 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19171723 REPORTING DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND REPORTING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18702871 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19039790 DRIVER STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mazda Motor Corporation
19173769 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Jaguar Land Rover Limited
18714938 ERROR DATA REPORTING FOR ENTRANCE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
18965145 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FROM TYPICAL ROAD USERS Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18988947 OUTSIDE PROMPT SOUND OUTPUTTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

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