Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3666 3668

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.0%
Allow Rate
+31.0% vs TC avg
303
Total Applications
+9.6%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 277 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18976845 ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING WHEEL ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18552238 METHOD FOR SUPPLYING AN ELECTRONIC HORIZON FOR AN AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18499584 Machine Learning Methods for Training Vehicle Perception Models Of A Second Class Of Vehicles Using Systems Of A First Class Of Vehicles Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18105824 RANGE SHARING OF VEHICLE SETUP IFORMATION Non-Final OA Fox Factory, Inc.
18867632 Training Method for a Driving Assistance System for an Automated Lateral Guidance of a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17372908 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-FACTOR SOLUTION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18944918 SENSOR COMPARTMENT FOR LEAK DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18718223 Operational Path Planning Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH

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