Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WILLIS, BRANDON Z.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
232
Total Applications
+35.9%
Interview Lift
942
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18437060 SIGNAL-BASED AUTO GAP PERSONALIZED ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT FOR DRIVER COMFORT Non-Final OA TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18791752 AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
19005630 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMIDITY-BASED PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT IN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
19221035 MONITORING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
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 Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18721018 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
17949709 CONTEXT AWARE VEHICLE-BASED PROJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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