Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3664
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
Roy B. Rhee is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, specifically Art Unit 3661, with 162 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 69.8% indicates a generally favorable environment, with a majority of his cases resulting in a grant. This rate provides a solid baseline for applicants to gauge their prospects for success when their applications are assigned to his docket for examination.
The median days to allowance is 1137, which reflects a prosecution timeline that typically extends for a significant period. The data also reveals an interview lift of 23.2%. This figure shows that conducting an interview can provide a significant boost to the chances of allowance, increasing the probability beyond the 69.8% baseline and helping to resolve any outstanding issues more effectively through direct communication.
With 162 resolved cases, the 23.2% interview lift is a statistically grounded reason to consider an interview. The 1137-day median duration offers a clear expectation for pendency. Practitioners should view the combination of a 69.8% allowance rate and a strong interview lift as an opportunity to secure patent rights effectively within Art Unit 3661 by engaging proactively with the examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18852657 | TRIP TIME MEASUREMENT DEVICE, TRAFFIC INFORMATION PROVISION SERVER, TRIP TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18334804 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 18943492 | ADDITION OF SIGNALS TO ISO15118-20 STANDARD TO ENABLE EV TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL SPECIFICATIONS AND GRID CODE REGULATIONS | Final Rejection | Volvo Car Corporation |
| 19219408 | Method for Predicting a State of an Environment of a Vehicle | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 19219616 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 19219633 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18348023 | DRONE FLIGHT CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19232362 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING BRAKING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | KIA CORPORATION |
| 19219545 | VEHICLE WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM, WHEEL CONTROLLER OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18893485 | METHOD AND VEHICLE FOR DRIVING CONTROL USING ADAPTIVE REGENERATIVE BRAKING | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18362661 | Positioning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Millimeter-Wave Beam Infrastructure | Final Rejection | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18700107 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION USING VEHICLE MANEUVER PREDICTION | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 18846836 | ONBOARD ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD. |
| 18264830 | AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Beijing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 19201548 | AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT VEHICLE WITH VISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Symbotic LLC |
| 18955175 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | Final Rejection | J-QuAD DYNAMICS INC. |
| 19004848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE FATIGUE ACCUMULATION MODEL | Final Rejection | Torc Robotics, Inc. |
| 18374550 | COMPUTER VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER | Final Rejection | CNH Industrial America LLC |
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