Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: REIDY, SEAN PATRICK

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3663

This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean Patrick Reidy is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3661. He has 114 resolved cases in his record. The allowance rate for these cases is 36.8 percent. This 36.8 percent rate provides a baseline for applicants to understand the frequency of patent grants in his docket. With 114 resolved cases, the data offers a perspective on his examination history.

The interview lift is 37.3 percent. This 37.3 percent figure shows the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the overall allowance rate. Practitioners in Art Unit 3661 can use this lift to inform their strategy. The median days to allowance is 1367. This 1367-day period represents the time typically required to reach a grant. Stakeholders can use the 1367-day metric and the 36.8 percent allowance rate to plan their prosecution timelines in Tech Center 3600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

36.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1367
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18673398 METHOD FOR ASSISTING THE LANDING OF AN AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR EXECUTING SAME Non-Final OA Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
19289477 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19078570 STATE OF CHARGE MASKING Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
19024589 Route Planning Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19247996 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18766698 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19412725 WORK VEHICLE DIG PREPARATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Deere & Company
19041158 VEHICLE POSTURE MEASUREMENT USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND POSITION TRACKING Final Rejection Deere & Company
18504264 UTILITY VEHICLE PATH FOLLOWING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18388005 REGENERATIVE BRAKING CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
16995516 VEHICLE POWER CONTROL SYSTEM USING BIG DATA Final Rejection Kia Motors Corporation
19164457 BRAKE DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18860523 Method for Assisting a User of a Vehicle When Maneuvering the Vehicle on a Multi-Lane Road by Displaying an Intention for a Planned Lane Change Maneuver, and Driver Assistance System for a Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18203773 DATA SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO VEHICLE PLATOON Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18639923 Electric Auxiliary Power Unit Based Electric Taxi System for Aircraft Non-Final OA Textron Aviation Inc.
18961824 Image-Based Vehicle Cabin Sensing and Vehicle Equipment Operation Final Rejection Aptiv Technologies AG
19149145 Work Machine Non-Final OA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18971553 Work Machine Capable of Calculating Loaded Amount for Hauling Machine Final Rejection Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
18722830 WORK MACHINE Final Rejection HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
19263703 AERIAL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18941560 ONBOARD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GENERATION Final Rejection GE Aviation Systems Limited
19198467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPULSOR PARKING Final Rejection BETA AIR LLC
18953780 STEER BY WIRE DRIFT COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation

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