Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TURNBAUGH, ASHLEIGH NICOLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666 3667

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-3.9% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§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
18787142 VEHICLE AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18034810 DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18771251 VIRTUAL GEAR SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17862033 METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL STOPPING OF A MOBILITY DEVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18197294 SEAT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18950966 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CRITICALITY OF THE EVASIVE BEHAVIOR OF AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17879464 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING REDUNDANT SENSOR MISMATCH IN AN ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18975311 DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18086769 MOBILE OBJECT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18411078 WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM AND WATERCRAFT INCLUDING THE WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17626283 CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
17985380 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FLIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection KDDI CORPORATION
18416133 NEURAL NETWORK TO CONTROL AUTONOMOUS MACHINES Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
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
18664743 Neural Network Safety Check Final Rejection Advanced Space, LLC
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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