Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SWEENEY, BRIAN P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3667 3668

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.5%
Allow Rate
+41.5% vs TC avg
792
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
720
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 774 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
31.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18936873 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ITEM DELIVERY ALONG DELIVERY ROUTES Non-Final OA United States Postal Service
18973151 Systems For Implementing Fallback Behaviors For Autonomous Vehicles Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18988965 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18933083 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAFETY INFORMATION Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18400046 Path Planning Method, Server, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18640515 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANONYMIZING NAVIGATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18922279 CONTROLLERS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY SOURCE SELECTION Non-Final OA Cummins Power Generation Inc.
18933054 CLOSED-LOOP SIMULATOR FOR MULTIAGENT BEHAVIOR WITH CONTROLLABLE DIFFUSION Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18661677 HYBRID POWER SYSTEM Final Rejection APh ePower Co., Ltd.
18716700 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE POWER CONTROL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING CO WHEELS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18933024 Map Refinement for Inside-Out Location Tracking and Mapping System Non-Final OA Qwake Technologies, Inc.
18890445 DRIVING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SHENZHEN ZHUOYU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18811033 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OVER-THE-AIR UPDATE Non-Final OA I/O Controls Corporation

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