Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHARMA, SHIVAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665 3667

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shivam Sharma has resolved 53 cases in Art Unit 3665. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 43.4 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 3600. The data shows an interview lift of 8.7 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 8.7 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1107. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 53 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 3665 can use this 1107-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 43.4 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 8.7 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

43.4%
Allow Rate
-8.6% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18975330 CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17875986 VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19162092 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18273038 MAP GENERATION METHOD AND MAP GENERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17961537 Management Method, Management Terminal, And Management System Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18150024 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN AIR COMBAT MISSION ON A BATTLESPACE Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18080278 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE CONVENIENCE EQUIPMENT, AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18089243 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DISPLAY Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
17945549 LEARNING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, UNMANNED VEHICLE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19105583 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18911134 REDUNDANT SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A CONTROLLED STOP IN AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18576686 A DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME MACHINE LEARNING ROBOT Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18921698 LANE POSITIONING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
17911244 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18449127 METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING AN ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18911138 System and Method for planning and Executing a Turn for a Mobile Machine Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18432642 HYBRID VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE AND DIAGNOSING TORQUE CONSTRAINTS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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