Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SLOWIK, ELIZABETH J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3652 3662

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1157
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 65 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18509917 CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, CONVEYANCE METHOD, AND CONVEYANCE VEHICLE USED IN CONVEYANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18564898 ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPULSION BASED ON WHEEL SLIP BALANCED DRIVE Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18953984 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SEMANTIC MAP-BASED ROBOT DRIVING ROUTE PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION VULNERABLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18912211 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND FOLLOWING AN AUTONOMOUS PARKING ROUTE USING VEHICLE CENTER AND DIRECTION VECTOR Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18237007 VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING USER DEVICES FOR USER OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18034227 VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING MINIMAL RISK MANEUVER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17807978 METHOD FOR MANAGING MOVING OBJECT AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17832978 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18959837 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18620707 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18428028 DYNAMIC VEHICLE ACCELERATION CONTROL Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18494845 DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO CONTROL ACCELERATION OF A VEHICLE BASED ON AN ESTIMATED EMOTION OF AN OCCUPANT Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18353494 TRAVEL CONTROLLER AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18055018 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18297933 TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVISION WITH A VEHICLE FLEET Non-Final OA Uber Technologies, Inc
18912219 AUTONOMOUS ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATOR AND METHODS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Raven Industries,Inc.
18450424 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18268618 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING VEHICLE SITUATIONAL CONTROL Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18265166 REDUNDANT SYSTEM TO DETECT ABNORMALITY IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
18777171 COLLECTION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, COLLECTION DEVICE, AND SPATIAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18924713 Reporting Road Event Data and Sharing with Other Vehicles Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18437001 VALIDATING SAFETY RATED HARDWARE FOR OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT MONITORING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17972926 ADS PERCEPTION SYSTEM PERCEIVED FREE-SPACE VERIFICATION Final Rejection Zenseact AB
18899565 EXCAVATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EXCAVATOR MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18337306 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMING OF POWER OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Hyundai Motor Company
18231821 WORKING VEHICLE INCLUDING A CONTROLLER WITH AN INERTIAL SENSOR FOR CONTROLLING HYDRAULIC PUMPS Non-Final OA TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
18599277 SMALL WATERCRAFT AND CONTROL METHOD OF WATERCRAFT Final Rejection KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18487121 AUTONOMOUS WORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE Final Rejection OMRON Corporation
17401176 AUTONOMOUS SAFETY RIDER Final Rejection Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
18403274 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PULLOVER CLUSTERING PREVENTION Final Rejection GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC

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