Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ROBERT, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+27.1% vs TC avg
277
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 249 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
79.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856923 DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18388062 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18863583 RELAY CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18591231 DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18917437 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18644395 SAFETY APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18520075 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18202431 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18270022 DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18541363 TRANSFORMER-BASED AI PLANNER FOR LANE CHANGING ON MULTI-LANE ROAD Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18512187 Vehicle Collision Threat Assessment Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18942363 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SHUTTLES, BUSES, ROBO-TAXIS, RIDE-SHARING AND ON-DEMAND VEHICLES WITH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18440826 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TAMPER DETECTION OF A VEHICLE SYSTEM Final Rejection PlusAI, Inc.
18910795 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSISTANT FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA INNOVA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
16692793 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATED LANE MERGING ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.
18714273 CONTROL METHOD FOR SAFE DRIVING IN ZEBRA CROSSING INTERSECTION SCENE Non-Final OA BEIJING NATIONAL NEW ENERGY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER CO. , LTD.
18047111 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS VEHICULAR CONVOYS Non-Final OA Peloton Technology, Inc.

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