Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WILLIS, BRANDON Z.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
229
Total Applications
+37.1%
Interview Lift
947
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
89.4%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18478399 VEHICLE MARSHALLING WITH FUSION OF ON-BOARD VEHICLE SENSORS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SENSORS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18815952 TRAJECTORY LIMITING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18963876 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTING AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18935324 BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18944697 STOPOVER RECOMMENDATION METHOD BASED ON REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18860514 Method for Adjusting a Target Distance Between a Motor Vehicle and a Preceding Vehicle Traveling in Front, Computer Program, Control Device, and Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18616823 Method and Apparatus for Controlling Angle of View of Vehicle-Mounted Camera, and Vehicle Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18909705 USING DEEP LEARNING TO IDENTIFY ROAD GEOMETRY FROM POINT CLOUDS Non-Final OA MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18987675 VEHICLE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ERROR FOR TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18960121 STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18916850 FLEET MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS AND REMEDIATION Non-Final OA Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
18622117 AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18575695 OBJECT TRACKING ON THE BASIS OF A MOVEMENT MODEL Non-Final OA VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
18474741 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON VEHICLE CAMERA AND PEDESTRIAN IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18591634 TRANSIT VEHICLE HAVING MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL MODES Final Rejection Sam Schwartz
18402445 VEHICLE SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS BASED ON OPERATIONAL CONTEXTS Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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