Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHUDY, ANGELINA M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
486
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 462 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
78.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828864 Detection of Pedestrian Using Radio Devices Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18928658 DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18810745 SHIP STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18739326 CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18522824 VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
19015259 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LONGITUDINALLY GUIDING A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18465916 ATTENTION-BASED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR AUTONOMOUS AGENTS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18867501 TRAILER HAVING A MANOEUVRING GUIDANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA BOOSTPHYSICS B.V.
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.
18359983 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF LANE-LEVEL ROAD CONGESTION APPLICATION TO ENHANCE VEHICLE NAVIGATION Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18752108 SWING AUTOMATION FOR ROPE SHOVEL Final Rejection Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
18469209 QUANTIFYING COMPLEXITY INFORMATION FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS ON DISPARATE ROADWAYS AND ENHANCED USER INTERFACE GENERATION Final Rejection AECOM
17450547 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING Non-Final OA Nauto, Inc.

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