Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WHALEN, MICHAEL F

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
419
Total Applications
+19.0%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 404 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19239197 PARKING EXIT ASSIST DEVICE AND PARKING EXIT ASSIST METHOD FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19062175 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19151432 REMOTE DRIVING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18707957 SENSOR VERIFICATION DEVICE, SENSOR VERIFICATION SYSTEM, AND SENSOR VERIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18727414 IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A SCENE, WITH HIGH LEVEL OF SAFETY INTEGRITY, BY COMPARING SENSOR DATA WITH AN EXPECTATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18846666 METHOD FOR COUPLING A FIRST PARTIAL DRIVE CHAIN OF A HYBRID VEHICLE TO A SECOND PARTIAL DRIVE TRAIN, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
19246129 Task Management For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Non-Final OA Skydio, Inc.
18919717 Systems And Methods For Controlling An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Final Rejection Skydio, Inc.
18434774 APPARATUS FOR FORECASTING TRAFFIC FLOW OF ROAD AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19218297 METHOD FOR MONITORING A TRAFFIC AREA USING A TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
19147049 AUTONOMOUS DECISION-MAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING SECONDARY COLLISION OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
19246832 Vehicle Autonomy Architecture Non-Final OA Joby Aero, Inc.

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