Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Leigh Thompson is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3661. The examiner has a 36.8% allowance rate based on 19 resolved cases. The median days to allowance is 968. These figures suggest an environment where grants follow this 968-day timeline for the 36.8% of cases that are successful.

The interview lift is 61.6%. This suggests that while the 36.8% baseline allowance rate is established, the examiner is responsive to interviews. For practitioners, the 61.6% lift is a critical insight, indicating that an interview is a way to secure a grant. Without an interview, the probability of success is lower. Given the 19 resolved cases, the data highlights a preference for resolving issues through direct dialogue. Applicants in Art Unit 3661 should prioritize an interview to overcome the 36.8% baseline allowance rate and take advantage of this 61.6% lift.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

36.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+61.6%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19073121 DRIVER ASSIST APPARATUS, DRIVER ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18420695 HEALTH-BASED ENERGY DISTRIBUTION USING VEHICLE BATTERIES AT A LOCATION Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18920091 VEHICLE EMISSIONS GEOGRAPHICAL OPTIMIZER Final Rejection Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
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.
18925839 TRANSFER STATION Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18749185 AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, SENSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, AND SENSING METHOD Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
18181055 CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18118932 MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18502751 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COORDINATING CLEARANCE OF A WORK AREA Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18461964 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRADE CONTROL WINDOW ACTIVATION Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
17983056 METHOD OF CONDITIONING BATTERY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18285982 CONTROL APPARATUS CONTROLLING A TARGET BY DETERMINING ABNORMALITY OF CONTROL PROCESSING Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18280016 WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Komatsu Ltd.
18508817 FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING DEVICE, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND FLIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION SETTING METHOD Final Rejection Rakuten Group, Inc.
18776060 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLES USING PARALLELIZED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18640500 GENERATING A ROUTE THROUGH A FACILITY DURING AN EVENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19099217 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A PARKING LOT RELATIVE TO A POINT OF INTEREST Final Rejection GRABTAXI HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.
18782543 COOLANT MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18436863 PERCEPTION-BASED OBSTRUCTION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A RAMP IN A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE Non-Final OA The Braun Corporation
18567566 METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18527669 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL FLOW AUTOMATION Non-Final OA Seegrid Corporation

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