Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, THANG DUC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1755 2424 2682 2683 2686 3666 3796

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+6.1% vs TC avg
512
Total Applications
+23.0%
Interview Lift
689
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 482 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18895200 Secure Heartbeat for Sensor Indicator Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18786445 ASSISTANCE CONTROL APPARATUS, ASSISTANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
19082113 SMART VEHICLE MALFUNCTION AND DRIVER MISBEHAVIOR DETECTION AND ALERT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19054665 MISBEHAVIOR DETECTION IN A VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) MANEUVER COORDINATION MESSAGE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18335307 COMMUNICATION FOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18572038 DYNAMIC CONTROL OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR VULNERABLE USERS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18834796 TRAFFIC CONTROL APPARATUS, TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18652096 Device and Method for Determining an Intention of a Driver to Turn Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18832214 CONTROLLING POWER STATE OF A LOCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY AB
18816970 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18500012 NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE CONTROLLED BY AN EXTERNAL INTERFACE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18572346 DEVICE INCORPORATING BIOACOUSTICS SENSING Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18726677 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18911375 LOCATION-BASED SERVICE NETWORK AUTOMATION PLATFORM Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

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