Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646 3669

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
85
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19073113 DRIVER ASSIST APPARATUS, DRIVER ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18982506 VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTERY Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18991421 AI-BASED CHARGING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19123213 A TYRE RADIUS MONITOR Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19077417 ESTIMATING ARTICULATION ANGLE OF A COMBINATION VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18919801 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VIBRATIONS ON AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH SYSTEM Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
19046590 MOBILE UNIT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19018846 Steering System, Vehicle Comprising Steering System and Method of Operating Steering System Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18246209 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A UTILITY VEHICLE FOR CARRYING OUT A WORK PROCESS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18897339 MOVING OBJECT CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVING OBJECT, MOVING OBJECT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18450512 END-TO-END SELF-CONTROLLED SECURITY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18412345 OPTIMIZED FLIGHT MONITORING AND TURNAROUND HANDLING Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18956591 METHOD FOR DETECTING AND EVALUATING A MECHANICAL IMPACT ON A BATTERY PACK IN AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
19251239 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WARNING OF COLLISION RISK WITH A DYNAMIC OBJECT IN ALL DIRECTIONS AROUND AN EGO VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
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
18405522 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED ONBOARDING TO VEHICLE MARSHALING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19020438 AUTOMATIC COLLECTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOGGING DATA Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18669723 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING USING AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18665738 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO ACCEPT REMOTE HAND SIGNALS FROM VIRTUAL AUTHORITIES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17945441 Cleaning System Non-Final OA Daifuku Co., Ltd.
18923067 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY GRID MAP Final Rejection HL Klemove Corp.

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