Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VELASQUEZ VANEGAS, RAFAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3664 3667

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647014 HUMIDIFIER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18122286 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-CABIN MONITORING WITH LIVELINESS DETECTION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18385190 Vehicle Seat Control System And Method Therefor Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18679599 ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18889305 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE CONTROL USING LANGUAGE INPUT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18985312 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18481236 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18330008 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18897005 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18124518 MAP GENERATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Honda Motor, Co., Ltd.
18554186 METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE DOOR, AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE DOOR Final Rejection BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
18541117 SELF-PROPELLED CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR WORKING THE GROUND OR ERECTING A STRUCTURE ON THE GROUND Final Rejection Wirtgen GmbH
18703777 ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18037026 VEHICLE POWER SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
18307732 KINEMATICS MONITORING TOOL FOR MULTI-VEHICLE TESTING Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
18908148 INTELLIGENT VEHICLES, SYSTEMS, AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR DYNAMIC, EXTERNAL CONTROL OF VEHICLES USING VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE CUES Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18133380 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP VEHICULAR COMMAND AND CONTROL USING IMMERSIVE SYNTHETIC VISION Final Rejection Rotor Technologies, Inc.
18186576 VEHICLE ROLLOVER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection INNOVATIVE AFTERMARKET GROUP

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