Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHARMA, SHIVAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665 3667

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.5%
Allow Rate
-10.5% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
+5.3%
Interview Lift
1109
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
81.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18089243 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DISPLAY Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
18464010 REMOTE-CONTROL APPARATUS, REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE, REMOTE-CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REMOTE-CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18449127 METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING AN ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17850601 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE END OF STOP JERK Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18112974 VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC SEVERITY AND CONTROLLABILITY DETERMINATIONS Non-Final OA Mercedes-Benz Group AG
17787679 PROACTIVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ClearMotion, Inc.
18975330 CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18952688 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18656218 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18429800 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGING SERVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18382756 VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18220887 VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17875986 VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18227008 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18921698 LANE POSITIONING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18252114 INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE Final Rejection PIONEER CORPORATION
18937634 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18080278 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE CONVENIENCE EQUIPMENT, AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17949913 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REDUCING VIBRATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18576686 A DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME MACHINE LEARNING ROBOT Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17945549 LEARNING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, UNMANNED VEHICLE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18231260 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17911244 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18472877 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18952721 METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL OF SERVING ROBOT Non-Final OA RGT Inc.
18416212 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULE AND ANTENNA REPLACEMENT IN CONNECTED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT Final Rejection AT&T Mobility II LLC
18494097 VOTING BASED METHOD FOR FUSING MAP DATA FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18103000 PAYLOAD INTERFACE MODULE FOR REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLES Non-Final OA Textron Systems Corporation
18036308 UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA AUSTRALIAN DROID & ROBOT PTY LTD
18351484 ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ROBOT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SILVER STAR INTELLIGENT GROUP CO., LTD.

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