Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TAN, OLIVER E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
139
Total Applications
+9.6%
Interview Lift
1090
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 104 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17977245 ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER FOR MONITORING PET AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18308888 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATION Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
19065210 TRAFFIC CONTROL APPARATUS, TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18867973 CONTACTLESS POWER FEEDING SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTACTLESS POWER FEEDING SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND CONTACTLESS POWER FEEDING POWER RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18592159 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING VEHICLE MOVEMENT VIA FORCE APPLIED TO AN EXTERNAL INTERFACE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18965838 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTROL AUTHORITY OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18789243 METHOD OF GENERATING SCORE MAP, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVING, AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING DRIVING FOR MOBILITY Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18034187 VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING MINIMAL RISK MANEUVER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18179033 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18734101 MOBILE BODY AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18664702 DRIVER EVALUATION INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND EVALUATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18648700 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CLIENT DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
17917191 Changing the Configuration of an Active Safety System of an Automated Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17819468 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A TASK Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18954619 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANNING A TRAJECTORY FOR AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18687232 In-Vehicle Device, In-Vehicle System, and Method for Hands-Free Driving Assistance Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19008400 MOWING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ROBOTIC LAWN MOWER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MAMMOTION INNOVATION CO., LIMITED
18499851 TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OCCUPANT INJURIES IN A THREE-WAY LONGITUDINAL COLLISION Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18215629 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYER Final Rejection CNH Industrial America LLC
17732872 CONNECTOR WITH AMBIENCE MONITORING CAPABILITY AND METHODS OF USE FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT Final Rejection BETA AIR, LLC
18958669 SAFETY DECOMPOSITION ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19002249 PARKED CAR CLASSIFICATION BASED ON A VELOCITY ESTIMATION Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18367788 VEHICLE COMPRISING A DATA COLLECTION UNIT Non-Final OA KTM AG
18624422 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO TEN Limited
18731299 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SCENIC ROUTES THROUGH WEIGHTED 2D POINTS CORRESPONDING TO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA International Institutes of Information Technology, Hyderabad
18711422 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KEYSTONE HUMANS INC.
18256431 Method for controlling a vehicle when an obstacle is detected in surroundings of the vehicle; control device for a vehicle with an autonomous driving function; computer readable medium and motor vehicle Final Rejection ARGO AI GMBH

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