Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TAN, OLIVER E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3669

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19002249 PARKED CAR CLASSIFICATION BASED ON A VELOCITY ESTIMATION Final Rejection TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
19293946 VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18648700 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CLIENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18308888 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATION Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
19472465 A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATiON
18954619 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANNING A TRAJECTORY FOR AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19248041 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19038890 SUBPROGRAM SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19065210 TRAFFIC CONTROL APPARATUS, TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
19147122 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18179033 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS Non-Final OA Ocado Innovation Limited
18701797 PSEUDONYMOUS LOGGING AND DIRECTIVES Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
19157721 WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA KOMATSU LTD.
18965838 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTROL AUTHORITY OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19297279 MAPPING STASIS FOR MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT Non-Final OA iRobot Corporation
18958669 SAFETY DECOMPOSITION ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
19186950 Augmented Reality Wayfinding Non-Final OA WAYMO LLC
18678421 Perception-Based Worksite Control System Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
17732872 CONNECTOR WITH AMBIENCE MONITORING CAPABILITY AND METHODS OF USE FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA BETA AIR, LLC
18215629 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYER Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
19011016 END TO END AND HEURISTIC TRAJECTORY PLANNING FUSION FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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