Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SEOL, DAVIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
186
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 157 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18437120 ROBOT CLEANER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18981710 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18287037 MOVING BODY, WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND SUPERVISION APPARATUS Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18554626 DRONE-HOSTED CONSTRUCTION DEFECT MARKING Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18793826 Method and Device for Torque Control of a Drive Motor during Gear Shifts Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17755988 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A FLEET OF INFORMATION-COMMUNICATING DEVICES FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL TWIN OF A TURBOMACHINE Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18687316 ROUTE GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17956541 DRIVING DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18410872 GUIDED AUTONOMOUS LANDING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT Final Rejection Textron Innovations Inc.
18278644 UNMANNED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND UNMANNED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Komatsu Ltd.
18773769 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLIGHT ASSEMBLY, TERMINAL, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18696510 AIR VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AIR VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, AIR VEHICLE, AIR VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND AIR VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
17847946 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS BASED ON KNOWN COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE OF THE VEHICLE Non-Final OA Innova Electronics Corporation
18072602 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A REMAINING ENERGY RANGE OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA BorgWarner US Technologies LLC
18752872 PATH PLANNING METHOD AND NAVIGATION METHOD AND MOBILE MACHINE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Futronics {NA} Corporation
18439717 AUTONOMOUS AND ASSISTED DOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA FLIR Belgium BVBA
18311564 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LANDING AND LAUNCH Non-Final OA Airogistic, L.L.C.

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