Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WILLIS, BRANDON Z.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3665

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+17.0% vs TC avg
226
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 203 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§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
18935324 BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17949709 CONTEXT AWARE VEHICLE-BASED PROJECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection International Business Machines 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 Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18944697 STOPOVER RECOMMENDATION METHOD BASED ON REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
18895704 OCCUPANT MONITORING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18815952 TRAJECTORY LIMITING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18616823 Method and Apparatus for Controlling Angle of View of Vehicle-Mounted Camera, and Vehicle Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18909705 USING DEEP LEARNING TO IDENTIFY ROAD GEOMETRY FROM POINT CLOUDS Non-Final OA MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
18960121 STEERING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18774899 SENSOR CORRECTION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
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
18721018 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
18916850 FLEET MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS AND REMEDIATION Non-Final OA Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
18282452 Electric Construction Machine Non-Final OA Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd.
18591634 TRANSIT VEHICLE HAVING MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL MODES Final Rejection Sam Schwartz

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