Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TROOST, AARON L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662 3666 3668

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.6%
Allow Rate
+22.6% vs TC avg
764
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 727 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18866350 NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON MONOCULAR IMAGING Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18656510 Detection Method, Detection Program, And Work Vehicle Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18092604 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18980654 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18968126 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
16435664 SYSTEM AND METHODS TO ENABLE UNATTENDED WAYFINDING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18949660 METHOD FOR GENERATING DETOUR ROUTE AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18152222 TESTING MIXED SAFETY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18771211 WATERCRAFT AUTO-DOCKING SYSTEM AND WATERCRAFT AUTO-DOCKING METHOD Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18590191 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
18352578 MAP CREATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18645240 INCREMENTAL MAP BUILDING USING LEARNABLE FEATURES AND DESCRIPTORS Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18090927 CALCULATING VEHICLE SPEED FOR A ROAD CURVE Final Rejection MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18648523 PROVIDING TRANSPORT TO TRANSPORT ENERGY TRANSFER Final Rejection TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18077021 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SIGNED ANGLE METRIC FOR MAPMATCHING BASED ON PROBE DATA Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.
18636811 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A WATERCRAFT VIA PROPULSION DEVICES Non-Final OA Navico Group Americas, LLC
18655032 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROL OF MULTIPLE TYPES OF DRONES WITH A CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nova Sky Stories LLC
18472807 MECHANISM FOR POSITIONING A MOVABLE PART RELATIVE TO A SUPPORT, BETWEEN A DEPLOYED POSITION WHERE THE MOVABLE PART IS AT A DISTANCE FROM THE SUPPORT AND A RETRACTED CONFIGURATION WHERE THE MOVABLE PART IS LOCATED FLUSH WITH THE SUPPORT, AND SEAFARING VEHICLE INCLUDING SUCH A MECHANISM Non-Final OA SPBI
16790727 MULTI-NODE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) CONTROL Non-Final OA Atlas Dynamic Limited

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