Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
947
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18405522 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED ONBOARDING TO VEHICLE MARSHALING SYSTEM Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18919801 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VIBRATIONS ON AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH SYSTEM Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18384256 DRIVING ROUTE PREDICTION APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE, A DRIVING ROUTE PREDICTION METHOD THEREOF, AND A SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17939167 Vehicle and Control Method for an Automatic Windshield Wiper and Warning System Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18450512 END-TO-END SELF-CONTROLLED SECURITY IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18026428 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT FOR UAV SWARM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18405079 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE WITH FINE POSITIONING OF VEHICLE TO RECEIVE WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTED POWER Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18246209 METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A UTILITY VEHICLE FOR CARRYING OUT A WORK PROCESS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
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
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.
18241245 ELECTRIC POWER INSPECTION METHOD, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND STORAGE MEDIA Non-Final OA SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18703690 VEHICLE PLATFORM WITH AUTOMATIC WHEEL CORNER ASSEMBLIES ALIGNING CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD
18837049 COLLABORATIVELY MONITORING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION ZONE Non-Final OA Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
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
18786992 BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
18780690 AUTONOMOUS CROP HARVEST AND STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Silonz LLC
18693895 DRIVE DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE WITH ELECTRONIC CADENCE CONTROLLING Non-Final OA BROSE ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BERLIN
18181382 Autonomous Drone System and Method Non-Final OA MAVRIK Technologies LLC

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