Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
767
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
887
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 732 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
79.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18777393 FLEET MANAGEMENT USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18092604 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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
18656510 Detection Method, Detection Program, And Work Vehicle Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18590191 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection KOMATSU LTD.
18645240 INCREMENTAL MAP BUILDING USING LEARNABLE FEATURES AND DESCRIPTORS Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18392843 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF PROBE VEHICLE ANALYSIS ACROSS TRAVEL ZONES Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.
18077021 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SIGNED ANGLE METRIC FOR MAPMATCHING BASED ON PROBE DATA Non-Final OA HERE Global B.V.
18655032 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROL OF MULTIPLE TYPES OF DRONES WITH A CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nova Sky Stories LLC
18321063 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLE Final Rejection KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO., LTD.
18515708 PROXIMITY DETECTION SYSTEM CAP LAMP Non-Final OA MATRIX DESIGN GROUP 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

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