Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-27.0% vs TC avg
53
Total Applications
+66.7%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18265236 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18274421 VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18612624 DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18656484 Work Machine Control Method, Work Machine Control Program, Work Machine Control System, And Work Machine Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18983761 MOTION INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE COMBINATIONS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18919979 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18588012 PACKAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM, PACKAGE DELIVERY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PACKAGE DELIVERY METHOD Final Rejection JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18733056 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING BOUNDARY LINES ON A ROAD BY COMPARING VEHICLE RELATIONSHIPS Final Rejection Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18509772 SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF REMAINING TIRE MILEAGE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18508817 FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING METHOD Final Rejection Rakuten Group, Inc.
18701579 CONDITIONAL VEHICLE DATA ACCESS GRANTING TO THIRD PARTIES BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OF RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN VEHICLE AND THIRD PARTIES Final Rejection Tesla, Inc.
18782543 COOLANT MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18859680 A DATA PROCESSING METHOD OF AN INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR SCALABILITY IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18181055 CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18567566 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18640500 GENERATING A ROUTE THROUGH A FACILITY DURING AN EVENT Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18280016 WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Komatsu Ltd.
18182060 PATH DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINES USING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18951550 METHOD OF PREDICTING HOLIDAY EXPRESSWAY TRAVEL TRAFFIC VOLUME BASED ON INFLUENCE OF WEATHER FACTORS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING CENTER CO., LTD.
18467542 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES DETECTING AND REPORTING DEGRADED STATES OF PEERS Final Rejection GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18436863 PERCEPTION-BASED OBSTRUCTION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A RAMP IN A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE Final Rejection The Braun Corporation
18030998 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF VISION OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA EYELIGHTS

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