Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WHITTINGTON, JESS G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3666 3667 3669 3671 3672

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+20.2% vs TC avg
671
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1003
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 619 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18032404 NEGOTIATION DEVICE, NEGOTIATION SYSTEM, NEGOTIATION METHOD, AND NEGOTIATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18420321 INTELLIGENTLY RESTRICTING TRANSPORTATION CHANGES BASED ON TRANSPORTATION SIGNALS IN A TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18396957 VEHICLE DEACTIVATION CONTROL Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18791662 INFORMATION NOTIFICATION DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18500335 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18438582 MANAGING TELEMATIC DATA TRANSMISSION USING A GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18221265 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND A METHOD THEREOF BASED ON A FILTER COEFFICIENT OF AN ADAPTIVE FILTER Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER Corp.
18598053 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING TRAJECTORIES OF PARTICIPANTS IN A TRAFFIC SCENE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18909549 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SOFTWARE INTERACTIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITHIN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18297890 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SENSOR SINGNAL, AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection HL MANDO Corporation
18894424 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18606885 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CONTROL OF VEHICLES USING A DRONE Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18438607 OUTBOARD MOTOR AND BOAT Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18540947 FISHING SITE INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, FISHING SITE INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND SERVER Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18782140 PRECEDING VEHICLE RECOGNITION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18842448 AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18451192 VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH CROSS TRAFFIC DETECTION USING CAMERAS AND RADARS Non-Final OA Magna Electronics Inc.
18508608 Crop Residue Spreader Arrangement Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
19010158 ROBOTIC MOWER AND A METHOD FOR NAVIGATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd
18328369 DETERMINATION OF LANE CONNECTIVITY AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS FOR HIGH DEFINITION MAPS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18252182 SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A CONVOY, PARTICULARLY A RAILWAY CONVOY Final Rejection FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S.P.A.
18368157 APPARATUS FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA HL Klemove Corp.
18502450 PRECISE LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING OF ALTITUDINAL SYSTEMS OVER DYNAMIC SURFACES Non-Final OA Lockheed Martin Corporation
18555086 DATA-DRIVEN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNICATION OPTIMIZATION SAFETY SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Spoke Safety, Inc
18359598 DYNAMIC CONTROL OF REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM DEPENDING ON CONNECTION PARAMETERS Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18724052 DYNAMICALLY-ADAPTABLE PROXIMITY REGIONS FOR A MOTORCYCLE Non-Final OA Indian Motorcycle International, LLC
18580150 METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ADJUSTMENT ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRACK Non-Final OA "OMNICOMM ONLINE" LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
18615560 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL REPRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC CAPACITY AT ROADWAY INTERSECTIONS Final Rejection Wavetronix LLC
18687995 METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION ON AUTONOMOUS MOVING VEHICLE AND CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOVING VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Non-Final OA TELECONS CO., LTD.
18512458 Residue Chopper and Spreader Arrangement Non-Final OA AGCO DO BRASIL SOLUÇÕES AGRÍCOLAS LTDA

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