Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: VORCE, AMELIA J.I.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3665 3666 3731

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Amelia J.I. Vorce serves as an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3665. The examiner has overseen 287 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 73.5%. The median time to reach an allowance is 969 days. These statistics provide a baseline for practitioners to understand the typical prosecution experience with this examiner. The 287 resolved cases offer a dataset for evaluating outcomes.

The interview lift is 20.6%. This metric suggests that engaging in an interview increases the probability of allowance compared to the 73.5% baseline. The 969 days to allowance represents the median duration for successful applications. Practitioners can use the 20.6% interview lift to justify the use of verbal communication during prosecution. With 287 resolved cases, the allowance rate of 73.5% reflects the examiner's historical tendency. The 969 days to allowance helps in setting expectations for the timeline of a case. This data from Art Unit 3665 is essential for strategic planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
301
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 287 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18132391 Work Method, Work Vehicle And Work System Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18845436 MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR VEHICLE, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19332822 Driver assistance method, control device, motor vehicle, storage medium, and server device for operation in the Internet Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18915043 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED DRIVING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18175570 WRONG WAY DRIVING DETECTION AND AMELIORATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18946501 ENERGY CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19212894 Queueing into Pickup and Drop-off Locations Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
19049616 SENSOR INTEGRATION FOR LARGE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection WAYMO LLC
19268645 MACHINE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING AND MAINTAINING SLOPE AND/OR CROSS-SLOPE DURING EARTHMOVING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC
19030492 AUTONOMOUS WORKING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
19177262 MONITORING AND SCORING PASSENGER ATTENTION Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.

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