Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3642 3661 3667 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthias S. Weisfeld is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, specifically Art Unit 3642. His record includes 197 resolved cases. The allowance rate for Weisfeld is 61.9 percent, which is relatively high and suggests a favorable environment for applicants. This rate indicates that a majority of the applications he reviews eventually reach allowance.

The interview lift for Weisfeld is 14.2 percent. This positive lift indicates that direct communication is a beneficial strategy for further increasing the probability of success. Even with a 61.9 percent baseline allowance rate, the 14.2 percent lift suggests that interviews are a productive way to resolve any remaining issues. Practitioners should consider this a useful tactical option for the 197 resolved cases analyzed.

The median days to allowance is 1098. This timeline reflects the typical duration from filing to a final favorable outcome. The combination of a 1098-day median and a 61.9 percent allowance rate suggests a standard and successful prosecution process in Art Unit 3642. Practitioners can expect a reasonable pendency and a good probability of success when their applications are reviewed by Weisfeld within Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

61.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
228
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1098
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
63.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18472665 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING EGO VEHICLE DRIVER-BASED GUIDANCE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
19007695 METHOD FOR REDUCING A RISK OF A COLLISION OF A ROAD USER WITH A REAR-END OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
19229056 WORK DEVICE AND WORK FLIGHT VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19053684 DISPLAY SYSTEM Final Rejection AUDI AG
19205425 VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIBRATION OF SEAT Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18936069 TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVE SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18618089 Device And Method For Controlling Travel Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19309221 DETECTING POSITIONING OF A SENSOR SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18675702 ESTIMATING SURFACE CURVATURE FOR AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19058240 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING EXTERNAL ABNORMALITY IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
19184229 Trajectory Planning Around Lagrange Points Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
17877873 NAVIGATION DISPLAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
17639135 ELECTRONICS SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN ADJUSTMENT PART BY MEANS OF AN ACCELERATION SENSOR Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg

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