Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-23.4% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+66.7%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18920091 VEHICLE EMISSIONS GEOGRAPHICAL OPTIMIZER Final Rejection Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18612624 DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18121107 MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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.
18749185 AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, SENSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, AND SENSING METHOD Final Rejection Kubota Corporation
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
18925839 TRANSFER STATION Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18285982 CONTROL APPARATUS CONTROLLING A TARGET BY DETERMINING ABNORMALITY OF CONTROL PROCESSING Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18656484 Work Machine Control Method, Work Machine Control Program, Work Machine Control System, And Work Machine Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18280016 WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Komatsu Ltd.
18919979 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND APPARATUS THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17983056 METHOD OF CONDITIONING BATTERY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18640500 GENERATING A ROUTE THROUGH A FACILITY DURING AN EVENT Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
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
18509772 SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF REMAINING TIRE MILEAGE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
19132896 ON-BOARD CONTROL APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18782543 COOLANT MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18174509 TIMING SHADOW ADS APPLICATION BASED ON ODD BOUNDS Non-Final OA WOVEN BY TOYOTA, INC.

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