Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROBERT, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.7%
Allow Rate
+26.7% vs TC avg
274
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 239 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
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
18945725 SENSOR CLEANING APPARATUS,SENSOR CLEANING METHOD, AND SENSOR CLEANING PROGRAM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18071892 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE ANALYTICS Final Rejection STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
18914413 MOBILITY VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
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
18591231 DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18848944 CONTROL SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRAVELING BODY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAVELING BODY, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18848703 CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR BEHAVIOR OF STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18644395 SAFETY APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18541363 TRANSFORMER-BASED AI PLANNER FOR LANE CHANGING ON MULTI-LANE ROAD Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18270022 DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
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
18448349 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR DETECTION AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18137073 Multi-Sensor Advanced Driver Assistance System and Method for Generating a Conditional Stationary Object Alert Final Rejection Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
18047111 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS VEHICULAR CONVOYS Non-Final OA Peloton Technology, Inc.

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