Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TISSOT, ADAM D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3663

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adam D. Tissot is an examiner in Art Unit 3619 of Tech Center 3600. He has managed 695 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 79.3 percent. This 79.3 percent rate reflects the frequency of grants for applications that reach a final disposition. This figure provides a baseline for practitioners to evaluate the probability of success when assigned to his docket.

The interview lift for Tissot is 21.5 percent. This 21.5 percent increase indicates that interviews are effective at moving applications toward allowance. Practitioners should consider direct communication, as this lift suggests that issues can be resolved through verbal exchange. This metric is a tool for attorneys seeking to improve the 79.3 percent baseline allowance rate.

The median days to allowance for Tissot is 1089. This 1089-day duration represents the typical time required to navigate the prosecution process to a conclusion. Given the 695 resolved cases and the 1089-day median, the data offers a clear picture of the timeline for patent issuance in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+27.3% vs TC avg
729
Total Applications
+21.5%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18989611 CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18944097 METHOD FOR ENABLING VERIFICATION OF DATA FROM A DETECTION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18982338 MOTOR FAULT DETECTION AND REMAINING USEFUL LIFE PREDICTION Final Rejection Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
19005669 ACTIVE DECELERATION CONTROL OF ENGINE BRAKING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18878401 CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RIDER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19269348 MOVABLE APPARATUS CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MOVABLE APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18982268 VEHICLES, METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMIC OPERATING BOUNDARY GENERATION Final Rejection Deere & Company
18228425 SMART POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND A METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19274793 DISTANCE MATRIX FOR DYNAMIC PATH SELECTION AND REDUCED TRANSIT TIME Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
19130312 MOTOR CONTROLLER AND RAILROAD VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19006306 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO SUPPRESS VIBRATIONS IN A VEHICLE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
19141287 A Method Of Operating A Work Vehicle According To A Maximum Allowable Swing Speed Non-Final OA Caterpillar SARL
19139967 A METHOD OF OPERATING A WORK VEHICLE ACCORDING TO A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SWING SPEED Non-Final OA Caterpillar SARL
18462526 DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, SADDLE-RIDING VEHICLE, AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
19055159 ABNORMALITY SIGN DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, NAVIGATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19064816 MARINE VESSEL STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD, AND MARINE VESSEL Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18656843 TRAIN OPERATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
17828486 ELECTRICAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A NAVIGATION ROUTE BASED ON THE LOCATION OF A VEHICLE AND GENERATING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A VEHICLE MANEUVER Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18976680 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CREEP ON ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES Final Rejection FCA US LLC
19045792 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENT SCENARIO DETECTION DURING NON-DRIVING SITUATIONS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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