Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3666 3668

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+33.0% vs TC avg
301
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
903
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 267 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18536292 Operation Control Method, Operation Control System, And Operation Control Program Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18552212 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE ACCURACY OF A SWARM TRAJECTORY POSITION Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18510651 INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18475551 NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17979882 VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18867632 Training Method for a Driving Assistance System for an Automated Lateral Guidance of a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18851100 CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOBILE OBJECT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE OBJECT Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18023775 UNDERGROUND WORKSITE VEHICLE POSITIONING CONTROL Non-Final OA SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
18669811 TRACK SELECTION IN ENVIRONMENT RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18150994 METHOD FOR INTEGRATEDLY UPDATING MAP DATA, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
18714975 METHOD FOR DETERMINING VISIBILITY OF A POINT OF INTEREST Non-Final OA RENAULT S.A.S.
18944918 SENSOR COMPARTMENT FOR LEAK DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.

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