Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
12 pending office actions • 6 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 22 patents granted in the last 365 days
ABB E-Mobility B V manages 12 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 11 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units. This distribution indicates a prosecution effort across multiple specialized divisions of the patent office.
The busiest examiner, GRANT, ROBERT J, is responsible for 2 pending office actions. The remaining pending actions are spread among the other distinct examiners. With 6 distinct art units involved, the portfolio's innovations in semiconductors and optics are subject to several technical reviews. The 12 pending office actions are handled by 11 distinct examiners, ensuring that the 6 distinct art units provide the evaluation of the portfolio. GRANT, ROBERT J manages 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (8%) |
| §103 only | 6 (50%) |
| §102 only | 2 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (25%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, ROBERT J | 2 | 76.2% | +17.6% |
| COOK, WILLIAM J | 1 | 86.2% | +11.0% |
| TA, THO DAC | 1 | 86.4% | +15.2% |
| LABAZE, EDWYN | 1 | 89.4% | +9.4% |
| VELEZ, ROBERTO | 1 | 67.6% | +21.4% |
| TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL | 1 | 88.4% | +7.1% |
| BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 1 | 79.6% | +7.4% |
| HUFFMAN, JULIAN D | 1 | 79.5% | +4.4% |
| PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | 1 | 77.7% | +12.6% |
| CASS, JEAN PAUL | 1 | 73.0% | +25.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18785468 | Belt Actuator System | COOK, WILLIAM J | 20d |
| 18664958 | FLUID CHANNEL ASSEMBLY FOR A CONNECTOR OF A CHARGING GUN, CONNECTOR, CHARGING GUN, CHARGING STATION AND METHOD OF COOLING A CONTACT PIN OF A CONNECTOR OF A CHARGING GUN | TA, THO DAC | — |
| 18544617 | Method for Electric Vehicle Charging Access Control | LABAZE, EDWYN | — |
| 18496413 | SOCKETS AND CHARGING CABINETS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18556851 | DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND A POWER CONVERTOR FOR USE IN SUCH DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 28d |
| 18470543 | Positioning System for an Automatic Vehicle Charging System | HUFFMAN, JULIAN D | — |
| 18355762 | MEGAWATT CHARGING SYSTEM ADAPTER | GRANT, ROBERT J | — |
| 18351175 | VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS FOR ELECTRIC GRID SUPPORT UTILIZING SMART CHARGING | PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18785468 | Belt Actuator System | COOK, WILLIAM J | 20d |
| 18531848 | Method for Detecting a Stuck AC Switch in a Converter | VELEZ, ROBERTO | 30d |
| 18664958 | FLUID CHANNEL ASSEMBLY FOR A CONNECTOR OF A CHARGING GUN, CONNECTOR, CHARGING GUN, CHARGING STATION AND METHOD OF COOLING A CONTACT PIN OF A CONNECTOR OF A CHARGING GUN | TA, THO DAC | — |
| 18355762 | MEGAWATT CHARGING SYSTEM ADAPTER | GRANT, ROBERT J | — |
| 18355026 | Electric Vehicle Smart Charging For Demand Response Participation For An Electric Grid | GRANT, ROBERT J | — |
| 18351175 | VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS FOR ELECTRIC GRID SUPPORT UTILIZING SMART CHARGING | PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | — |
| 18320051 | Vehicle Charging Station | CASS, JEAN PAUL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2859 | 3 |
| 3618 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 3666 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18785468 | Belt Actuator System | COOK, WILLIAM J | 3618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18664958 | FLUID CHANNEL ASSEMBLY FOR A CONNECTOR OF A CHARGING GUN, CONNECTOR, CHARGING GUN, CHARGING STATION AND METHOD OF COOLING A CONTACT PIN OF A CONNECTOR OF A CHARGING GUN | TA, THO DAC | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18544617 | Method for Electric Vehicle Charging Access Control | LABAZE, EDWYN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18531848 | Method for Detecting a Stuck AC Switch in a Converter | VELEZ, ROBERTO | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18496413 | SOCKETS AND CHARGING CABINETS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18556851 | DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND A POWER CONVERTOR FOR USE IN SUCH DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 2838 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18470543 | Positioning System for an Automatic Vehicle Charging System | HUFFMAN, JULIAN D | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18355762 | MEGAWATT CHARGING SYSTEM ADAPTER | GRANT, ROBERT J | 2859 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18355026 | Electric Vehicle Smart Charging For Demand Response Participation For An Electric Grid | GRANT, ROBERT J | 2859 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18351175 | VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS FOR ELECTRIC GRID SUPPORT UTILIZING SMART CHARGING | PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | 2859 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18320051 | Vehicle Charging Station | CASS, JEAN PAUL | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18153027 | Isolation Barrier Protection on Multipole Pantographs | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
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