Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3664 3666

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+34.6%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17950307 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DRIVING METHOD USING THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18199209 VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18076158 VEHICLE, A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE BRAKING Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18904284 CONTROLLER Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18954368 VEHICLE TORQUE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18513333 FIELD MONITORING AND HUSBANDRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAME Final Rejection Raven Industries, Inc.
18436161 Systems and Methods for Navigational Guidance Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18721183 IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18637246 VEHICLE Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
17457767 VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH VEHICLE CONTROL BASED ON STORED TARGET OBJECT POSITION AND HEADING INFORMATION Final Rejection Magna Electronics Inc.
17438034 Predictive Analysis System for Recreational Vehicle Non-Final OA Dometic Sweden AB
18690942 WORK MACHINE Final Rejection KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18790681 Hierarchical Fuzzy Controllers with Reduced Rule-Base Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18904437 Radar-Based Occupancy Grid Map Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18692313 ROUTE PLANNING SYSTEM, ROUTE PLANNING METHOD, ROADMAP CONSTRUCTING DEVICE, MODEL GENERATING DEVICE, AND MODEL GENERATING METHOD Final Rejection OMRON Corporation

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