Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TROOST, AARON L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662 3666 3668

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
885
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 742 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19109807 GUIDE ROBOT AND GUIDE ROBOT OPERATION METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18968126 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19020011 DYNAMIC GUI BASED ON ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
19237429 CONTROL UNIT Non-Final OA Volvo Construction Equipment AB
19233364 WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18333295 DYNAMIC BOUNDARIES FOR LOGISTICS CONTROL Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18666239 TECHNOLOGY FOR NOTIFYING VEHICLE OPERATORS OF INCIDENT-PRONE LOCATIONS Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18427106 Method and Device for Storing a Shortened Section of a Travel Trajectory Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19248382 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HL MANDO CORPORATION
18092604 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18352578 MAP CREATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
19108943 Operator Assistance System Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
16435664 SYSTEM AND METHODS TO ENABLE UNATTENDED WAYFINDING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18640544 LIGHT OUTPUT USING LIGHT SOURCES OF A ROBOT Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18071176 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RIDESHARING BEHAVIOR Non-Final OA Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc.
18392843 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF PROBE VEHICLE ANALYSIS ACROSS TRAVEL ZONES Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.
18886249 SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING AND VALIDATION OF MANUAL ASSEMBLY TASKS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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