Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WU, PAYSUN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3665

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
121
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
1101
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 92 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18421259 POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18408753 PRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17487412 OBSCURING DATA COLLECTED FROM CONNECTED VEHICLES Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18827951 DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY GRID ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18610000 ADAPTIVE PERCEPTION MODELS USING SENSOR IMAGING TENSOR Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18583908 IN-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SETUP DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SETUP METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18834178 TRAVEL ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
17136489 SIMULATIONS OF SENSOR BEHAVIOR IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Non-Final OA WAYMO LLC
18773764 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-FLIGHT VALIDATION Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
16704260 FATIGUE LEVEL CALCULATING DEVICE, FATIGUE LEVEL CALCULATING METHOD, ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND AIRCRAFT Final Rejection NABTESCO CORPORATION
17955161 VEHICLE LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA Five AI Limited
18535466 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAP SELECTION FOR LANE CHANGE SITUATIONS USING ORDERED ANALYSIS RESULTS Final Rejection Torc Robotics, Inc.
18484210 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE DYNAMIC VISUALIZATION OF SITUATIONS TO BE NAVIGATED BY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18339771 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODEL BASED OPTIMAL LONGITUDINAL PATH PLANNER Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
17254284 Autonomous Mobile Robot And Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot Final Rejection Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
17678929 OPERATING A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE OR A FLEET OF SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES Non-Final OA MOIA GMBH

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