Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+24.3% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
936
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
2.0%
§102 Novelty
83.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18919801 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VIBRATIONS ON AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH SYSTEM Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18450512 END-TO-END SELF-CONTROLLED SECURITY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19073113 DRIVER ASSIST APPARATUS, DRIVER ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18982506 VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18405079 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE WITH FINE POSITIONING OF VEHICLE TO RECEIVE WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTED POWER Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19018846 Steering System, Vehicle Comprising Steering System and Method of Operating Steering System Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18246209 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A UTILITY VEHICLE FOR CARRYING OUT A WORK PROCESS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19020438 AUTOMATIC COLLECTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOGGING DATA Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18307723 AUTOMATIC COLLECTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOGGING DATA Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18426651 CONSTANT ENGINE TORQUE STRATEGY FOR AN IMPROVED CATALYST HEATING PHASE Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18384256 DRIVING ROUTE PREDICTION APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE, A DRIVING ROUTE PREDICTION METHOD THEREOF, AND A SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18897339 MOVING OBJECT CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVING OBJECT, MOVING OBJECT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18190332 MOVING BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18835826 DEVICE FOR ACTING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE ADJUSTABLE ELEMENT, SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE, A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18699695 CONTROL DEVICE OF WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18703690 VEHICLE PLATFORM WITH AUTOMATIC WHEEL CORNER ASSEMBLIES ALIGNING CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD
18174241 METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN INITIAL POSITION FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
18923067 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY GRID MAP Non-Final OA HL Klemove Corp.
18773590 DIRECTING TRAFFIC ASSISTANCE SKILL Final Rejection AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
18925394 Incremental Neural Network Model Inference Non-Final OA Advanced Space, LLC
18693895 DRIVE DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE WITH ELECTRONIC CADENCE CONTROLLING Non-Final OA BROSE ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BERLIN
18780690 AUTONOMOUS CROP HARVEST AND STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Silonz LLC

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