Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TURNBAUGH, ASHLEIGH NICOLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666 3667

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.1%
Allow Rate
-2.9% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+9.1%
Interview Lift
1114
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
1.9%
§102 Novelty
96.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18369970 DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18951082 VEHICLE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING VEHICLE INFORMATION PROVISION PROGRAM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18034810 DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18197294 SEAT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17900732 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Mazda Motor Corporation
18951044 DRIVING NEGOTIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18950966 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CRITICALITY OF THE EVASIVE BEHAVIOR OF AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17862033 METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL STOPPING OF A MOBILITY DEVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17879464 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING REDUNDANT SENSOR MISMATCH IN AN ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18411078 WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM AND WATERCRAFT INCLUDING THE WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18975311 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17985380 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FLIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection KDDI CORPORATION
17626283 CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18416133 NEURAL NETWORK TO CONTROL AUTONOMOUS MACHINES Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18178730 DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF AN EVENT SEGMENT LENGTH OF A VEHICLE EVENT RECORDING BUFFER Final Rejection Zenseact AB
18931680 ROBOTIC STEP TIMING AND SEQUENCING USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18664743 Neural Network Safety Check Final Rejection Advanced Space, LLC
18060872 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTE ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18770798 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAJECTORY OF A MOVABLE CARRIER IN REAL-TIME AND IN NON-REAL-TIME Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18149534 MOBILE SENSING FOR BEHAVIOR MONITORING Non-Final OA SparkCognition, Inc.
17988555 MIXED MODE MOBILE SERVICE ROBOT WITH MANUAL AND AUTONOMOUS MANEUVERABILITY Final Rejection Loop Robots

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