Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3663
This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases
Michael Thomas Silva serves in Art Unit 3612 within Tech Center 3600. With 115 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 33.0%. This rate suggests a challenging environment for applicants seeking to secure patent rights. However, the data shows an interview lift of 23.9%, suggesting that direct communication with the examiner may help advance the prosecution process. The median time to allowance for successful cases is 1281 days.
Practitioners should factor the 1281-day timeline into their long-term strategy for applications assigned to Art Unit 3612. The 23.9% interview lift indicates that interviews are a useful tool for improving the 33.0% allowance rate. Across 115 resolved cases, the examiner has established a consistent pattern of examination. Direct engagement remains a key recommendation for navigating this docket in Tech Center 3600. Successful outcomes are possible but require careful management of the 1281-day pendency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18958934 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD | Final Rejection | Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 18112637 | POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD, POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | Final Rejection | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America |
| 18961534 | Lidar based Road Condition Estimation for Passenger Vehicles | Final Rejection | Volvo Car Corporation |
| 18980952 | Autonomy Systems and Methods for a Vocational Vehicle | Final Rejection | Oshkosh Corporation |
| 17612427 | METHOD AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING OBJECTS IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18336333 | ACCOUNTING FOR INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT BIAS | Final Rejection | The Boeing Company |
| 17796341 | DYNAMIC ALARMS BASED ON REMOTE MOVING OBJECTS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18958967 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM BASED ON ROUTINE WIDGET AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | Final Rejection | HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP. |
| 18808827 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SOURCE-AGNOSTIC TRAJECTORIES | Final Rejection | Lyft, Inc. |
| 18740234 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE OF FLIGHT PATH VECTOR SYMBOL AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYMBOL TO PREVENT OCCLUSION OF RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD THEREFOR | Final Rejection | Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
| 18747748 | REAL TIME TRAFFIC CONTROLS BASED ON MACHINE LEARNED ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF VEHICLES | Non-Final OA | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
| 18839552 | Driving Assistance Method and Driving Assistance Device | Non-Final OA | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 18955364 | TESTING A SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES USING SIMULATIONS | Final Rejection | Waymo LLC |
| 19267002 | DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION | Non-Final OA | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 18793696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-THRUST PROPULSION TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING A MINIMUM TIME TRANSFER | Final Rejection | Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC |
| 17988586 | POSITION HOLD TO STRUCTURE/OBJECT FEATURE FOR THRUSTER EQUIPPED WATERCRAFT | Non-Final OA | STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION |
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