Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHARMA, SHIVAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665 3667

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
-1.3%
Interview Lift
1149
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18089243 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DISPLAY Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
18464010 REMOTE-CONTROL APPARATUS, REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE, REMOTE-CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REMOTE-CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17961537 Management Method, Management Terminal, And Management System Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18449127 METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING AN ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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
18921698 LANE POSITIONING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
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
18485571 CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18220887 VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18074649 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE 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
18498965 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONTINGENCY LANDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18227008 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
17911244 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
17945549 LEARNING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, UNMANNED VEHICLE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18284150 WORK MACHINE STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE STEERING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection KOMATSU 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
18103000 PAYLOAD INTERFACE MODULE FOR REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLES Non-Final OA Textron Systems Corporation
18351484 ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ROBOT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SILVER STAR INTELLIGENT GROUP CO., LTD.
18147184 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS NEGOTIATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STOP LOCATIONS Non-Final OA Argo AI, LLC
17360518 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive GmbH

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