Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WALLACE, DONALD JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662 3665

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
463
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 449 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
76.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19279969 Moving devices used in liquid and pool cleaning robots Final Rejection XINGMAI INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
19007742 SECURITY CHECKPOINT APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
18684248 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SPECIFYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18946928 SAFETY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18951947 First Mile and Last Mile Ride Sharing Method and System Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18947798 AUTOMOTIVE TRAILER PATH PREDICTION Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
18517517 MICROPHONE ARRAYS TO OPTIMIZE THE ACOUSTIC PERCEPTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA TuSimple, Inc.
18528494 UNSTRUCTURED VEHICLE PATH PLANNER Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.

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