Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2124 3661 3667

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+37.8% vs TC avg
761
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
897
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 728 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.3%
§101 Eligibility
49.9%
§102 Novelty
24.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18935322 ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DISTANCE TO OBJECT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18278282 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18864014 REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18712164 METHOD FOR EXECUTING HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS WITH A WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18616784 DETERMINING MATCHES USING DYNAMIC PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY MODEL Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18332986 DYNAMIC ADAPTATATION OF VEHICLE FEATURES AND SETTINGS FOR A DRIVER Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18235499 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING OUTPUT DEVICES IN A VEHICLE BASED ON PROXEMIC RISK Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18883241 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESPONSE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
19117472 METHOD FOR TARGET ASSIGNMENT AND ROUTE PLANNING FOR MULTI-AGENT UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES Non-Final OA JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
18834652 COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST DEVICE Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18429955 RUNWAY CONDITION GENERATION AND VEHICLE LANDING SAFETY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18474581 VEHICULAR SENSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM UTILIZING SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATION WITH TRANSMITTERS AT THE ROAD OR TRAFFIC SIGNS Final Rejection Magna Electronics Inc.
18278209 REMOTE OPERATION ASSISTANCE SERVER AND REMOTE OPERATION ASISTANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18284753 METHOD FOR FORECASTING THE CURRENT WEAR STATE OF AN IDENTFIED TIRE INSTALLED ON AN IDENTIFIED AEROPLANE Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18975819 PORTABLE ENABLER FOR EV BATTERY Non-Final OA Smartville, Inc.
18930018 ROBOTIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Lemmings, LLC
18819593 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.
17880450 AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF POPULARITY TO SPECIFIED POINTS OF INTEREST Non-Final OA VOLTA CHARGING, LLC
18137835 ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT MOBILITY SAFETY SYSTEM Final Rejection VELO.AI, INC

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