Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: UNDERBAKKE, JACOB DANIEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.4%
Allow Rate
-2.6% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18519333 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18367005 PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18307602 METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC PARTICIPANT BEHAVIOR, DRIVING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18496808 Target Localization Using AC Magnetic Fields Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18197762 TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18652386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENABLE CLOUD INTERACTIONS THAT ACTUATE VEHICLE ACTIONS Final Rejection FCA US LLC
17642859 VEHICLE STATE DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICLE STATE DISPLAY METHOD Final Rejection MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17540148 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING LOCALIZATION ACCURACY BY SHARING DYNAMIC OBJECT LOCALIZATION INFORMATION Final Rejection TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18798985 MANAGING DATA DELIVERY IN A TRANSPORT Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18776112 VEHICLE MIRROR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY Final Rejection Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.
18411670 HIGH THREAT RESPONSE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Brecourt Solutions Inc.
18532253 METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE DRIVING TRAJECTORY, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Anhui NIO Autonomous Driving Technology Co., Ltd.
18358273 VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH CABIN AIR QUALITY SENSOR Final Rejection Magna Mirrors Holding GmbH
18111429 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND CLEANING CERTAIN SUBSTANCES Final Rejection IoT Technologies LLC
17855253 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING METHOD, RELATED DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES., LTD

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