Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: VON VOLKENBURG, KEITH ALLEN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
98
Total Applications
+28.8%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18659774 CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18985804 Electronic control unit for park out of a vehicle Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18825729 POWER MANAGEMENT OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18721417 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MANEUVER OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18921564 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING THE RISE IN A WATER LEVEL Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18855048 CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SADDLED VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18574833 Vehicle, Computing System, Operating Method of Computing System and Computer Program Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
19133003 VEHICLE DOOR CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18719901 Method and System for Detecting an Occurrence of a Predetermined Driving Situation During a Journey Using an Activated Driver Assistance System Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19196115 EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18930828 ASSOCIATING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES TO LANES FOR AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI- AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18948013 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAILER DIMENSION ESTIMATION Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18934197 VEHICLE EVENT DETECTION BASED ON LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY OF EVENTS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation

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