Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHUDY, ANGELINA M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+24.7% vs TC avg
485
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 455 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
35.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828328 METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MULTI-LEVEL CONTROL OF MOTION ACTUATORS IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18945289 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18932806 Method for Controlling a Vehicle by Altitude Prediction Based on Identification of High-Energy Area and Vehicle Using the Same Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18883880 METHOD OF MONITORING HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18538363 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PATH OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18928658 DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18810745 SHIP STEERING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18739326 CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18350102 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSING FAULT IN RELATION TO MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18465916 ATTENTION-BASED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR AUTONOMOUS AGENTS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19015259 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LONGITUDINALLY GUIDING A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18828864 Detection of Pedestrian Using Radio Devices Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18375033 LANE ENDING COST Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18758185 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND USING RISK PROFILES FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT OF A FLEET OF VEHICLES Final Rejection SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
18925526 DRIVING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GKN Automotive Limited
18867501 TRAILER HAVING A MANOEUVRING GUIDANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA BOOSTPHYSICS B.V.
17450547 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING Final Rejection Nauto, Inc.
18816803 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES, AND METHODS OF PROVIDING THEREOF Final Rejection CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.
18851541 IDENTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION Non-Final OA Zeco Systems, Inc.
17681199 INTELLIGENT URGENT STOP SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
18752108 SWING AUTOMATION FOR ROPE SHOVEL Final Rejection Joy Global Surface Mining Inc

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