Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, LONG T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3747 3783

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
1371
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
809
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1343 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
44.6%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18944751 AUTO PARKING ASSISTANCE MDPS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18966595 ENGINE Non-Final OA Polaris Industries Inc.
18881285 METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18983767 MANAGING BRAKE STRATEGY OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19033068 VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING DISCRETIONARY LANE CHANGE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18944809 VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18999065 METHODS FOR TRAILER BACK-UP ASSIST UTILIZING STEER-BY-WIRE Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18595652 VEHICLE PASSENGER SPACE CONTACT MITIGATION Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18952507 DRIVING SAFETY SYSTEM WITH SAFE TRANSMISSION CHANNEL Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
19027005 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING NAVIGATION ROUTE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18985053 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18894975 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19033339 TRAIN CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, ON-BOARD CONTROLLER, AND TRAIN Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18980912 TRAIN CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON COMBINED COORDINATE SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLER Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18456019 Gesture-Based Systems For Human Following Final Rejection Deere & Company
18421952 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEERING OF HOST VEHICLE Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18897004 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18894411 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18690541 Vehicle Control Apparatus, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18730109 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM Final Rejection Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
18881697 Driving Assistance Method and Driving Assistance Device for Vehicle Non-Final OA Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
18904162 DRIVER ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18920122 STEER-BY-WIRE-SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
18993906 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BRAKE PRESSURE AND PRESSURE-MEDIUM-ACTUATED BRAKE DEVICE Non-Final OA KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
18572007 STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA JTEKT COLUMN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18563850 WHEEL HUB Non-Final OA BIKTRIX ENTERPRISES INC.

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