Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2683 2686

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
767
Total Applications
+21.5%
Interview Lift
1162
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 720 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18725874 SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM, SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18280196 ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18486858 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING PROBABILITY OF VEHICLE PASSAGE DURING TRAFFIC LIGHT GREEN PHASE Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18427205 NOTIFICATION OF A DWELL TIME IN A SET OF AREAS Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18971629 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTINGUISHING OBJECTS USING ULTRASOUND FOR PARKING OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18937465 VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18664814 VIRTUAL ENGINE SIGNAL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18610921 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ENHANCED SELF-PARK MANEUVER USING AUDIO SENSOR INPUT Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18439257 System for Wireless Retrieval of Measured Component Data Final Rejection Black & Decker Inc.
18385011 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18467836 PROPOSAL DEVICE AND PROPOSAL SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17632789 SENSOR SYSTEM, WIRELESS TERMINAL, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18676563 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CROSSWALK PEDESTRIAN GUIDANCE BASED ON IMAGE AND BEACON Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18687759 CONCEPT FOR ASSISTING A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18710274 ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18512829 AUTOMATED USER INTERFACE ALERTS FOR VOICE QUALITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17850281 OFFLINE VERIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT ROAMING AND TAMPERING Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18299261 VEHICLE CONTROL METHODS AND APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18218773 TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO FIRE DEVICES OF A FIRE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18103669 CONFIGURING CAUSE AND EFFECT MATRICES USING ALARM SYSTEM EVENT DETECTION DEVICES Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18400911 TELEMETRY SYSTEM INCLUDING A SENSOR STATION ARRAY AND AN AERIAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
17706074 VISUAL INDICATION SYSTEM FOR POWER MACHINES Final Rejection Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
18809886 DOORBELL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
12691992 METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATION OF A HOME SECURITY, MONITORING AND AUTOMATION CONTROLLER Final Rejection ICONTROL NETWORKS, INC.
18481262 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING ADDITIONAL ANALYTICS AT AN ACCESS CONTROL POINT Non-Final OA MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
18000428 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING CHANGES WITHIN A SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
18760540 TIMING CONTROL IN A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sensata Technologies, Inc.
18170176 TRAILER CONNECTION SAFETY SYSTEM Non-Final OA PACCAR Inc
18716535 HEALTH CONDITION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, HEALTH CONDITION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Communication Systems, Ltd.
18572477 CAMERA AND SYSTEM Final Rejection ASTERISK, INC.

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