Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHUDY, ANGELINA M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3668

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHUDY, ANGELINA M is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3661. The examiner has handled 473 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these applications is 76.5 percent. The median time to allowance is 922 days, which provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process. This 922-day figure is a central metric for applicants to use when planning their timelines in this unit.

The interview lift is 7.3 percent, which indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. This 7.3 percent lift is smaller than the 76.5 percent baseline allowance rate, suggesting that many cases reach allowance without the need for an interview. However, the 7.3 percent lift still represents an impact on the prosecution outcome. With 473 resolved cases, the 922-day median and the 7.3 percent lift provide a statistical foundation for practitioners in Art Unit 3661 within Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
498
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
922
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 474 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19355288 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18810745 SHIP STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18522824 VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19143943 NAVIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM, NAVIGATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19041793 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE, WORK VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM, WORK VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WORK VEHICLE Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
19331198 METHOD TO CONTROL A SERIES HYBRID CAR AND CORRESPONDING SERIES HYBRID CAR Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
19278092 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING IN CHARGING STATION 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 Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18883880 METHOD OF MONITORING HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY OF VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18538363 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PATH OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19015259 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LONGITUDINALLY GUIDING A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
19222212 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORIENTING A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE Non-Final OA Crown Equipment Corporation
18751494 IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED DETERMINATION OF THE DEGREE OF GRAIN CRACKING OF GRAINS Final Rejection CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
18752108 SWING AUTOMATION FOR ROPE SHOVEL Final Rejection Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
17063205 Systems and Methods for Determining when to Release Control of an Autonomous Vehicle Non-Final OA Uber Techmologies, Inc.

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