Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SEOL, DAVIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Davin Seol, based in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3662, has resolved 176 cases to date. The allowance rate for these cases is 67.0%, showing a consistent pattern of grants for applications. The median days to allowance is 1061, which is a standard duration for this tech center.

The data indicates that interviews are a productive tool, providing an interview lift of 15.2%. This suggests that direct engagement can help bridge the gap for cases that do not initially reach allowance. With 176 cases resolved, the 67.0% allowance rate provides a reliable metric for planning prosecution in this art unit. The 15.2% lift and the 1061-day median are key factors for practitioners to consider when developing their strategy. Proactive communication is supported by the 15.2% lift.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
+15.0% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 176 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17755988 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A FLEET OF INFORMATION-COMMUNICATING DEVICES FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL TWIN OF A TURBOMACHINE Final Rejection SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
19142050 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD USING CORRECTION DATA IN A REMOTE IMU Non-Final OA SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
18437120 ROBOT CLEANER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19260282 DRIVER ASSISTANCE CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NONTRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18981710 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18181869 BATTERY FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
18977233 Work Vehicle Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
19261349 AGRICULTURAL PRE-EMERGENCE WEED MITIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18287037 MOVING BODY, WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND SUPERVISION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18524938 Control Unit for Arrangement on a Steering Wheel in a Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19256518 PREDICTION DEVICE, PREDICTION METHOD, AND PREDICTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
18911973 ELECTRIC PUSHBACK TRACTOR Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
18800314 VEHICLE FOLLOWING SYSTEM Final Rejection Textron Inc.
18980169 CAUSING A BATTERY OF A MACHINE TO ENTER INTO A CHARGING STATE Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
19186390 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19260411 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING FEEDBACK GAINS OF AN LQI CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
18554626 DRONE-HOSTED CONSTRUCTION DEFECT MARKING Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17848121 BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA SRAM, LLC
18826290 FAULT MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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