Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VORCE, AMELIA J.I.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3665 3666 3731

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
296
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
974
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 282 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19072554 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18845436 MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR VEHICLE, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19028013 WORKING VEHICLE AND TRAVELING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18882224 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF AN OCCUPANT Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18946501 ENERGY CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19064879 Assigning a User to a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18132391 Work Method, Work Vehicle And Work System Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18965891 Method for Controlling Battery and a Mobility Apparatus Implementing the Same Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18915043 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED DRIVING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
19208181 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED VALET PARKING OR AUTOMATED FACTORY DRIVING Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19212894 Queueing into Pickup and Drop-off Locations Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
19177262 MONITORING AND SCORING PASSENGER ATTENTION Non-Final OA Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
18175570 WRONG WAY DRIVING DETECTION AND AMELIORATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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