Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
17 pending office actions • 5 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days
Advics Co., Ltd. currently manages 17 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 13 distinct examiners, which is a smaller number than the total 17 pending office actions. The portfolio involves 5 distinct art units, indicating that the company's filings are focused within a few technical groups. LANE, NICHOLAS J is the busiest examiner, currently handling 2 pending office actions.
The 13 distinct examiners involved suggest that most examiners are responsible for only one or two cases for the company. This distribution across 5 distinct art units requires the company to be prepared for various examination styles within Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. LANE, NICHOLAS J, with 2 pending office actions, represents a higher concentration of work than the other distinct examiners. Practitioners should note that the 17 pending office actions are subject to the discretion of these 13 distinct examiners.
The 5 distinct art units involved mean that the company must coordinate its prosecution strategy across a limited number of technical niches. With 17 pending office actions, the portfolio is relatively concentrated around the 13 distinct examiners. LANE, NICHOLAS J and their 2 pending office actions represent the highest point of examiner concentration for the company at this time.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 only | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 5 (29%) |
| §102 only | 3 (18%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, NICHOLAS J | 2 | 65.8% | +6.7% |
| BOWES, STEPHEN M | 2 | 66.3% | +25.9% |
| TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | 2 | 84.6% | +11.8% |
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 2 | 78.7% | +14.1% |
| BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | 1 | 81.7% | +13.5% |
| OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | 1 | 65.0% | +25.0% |
| NGUYEN, CUONG H | 1 | 78.7% | +8.9% |
| CHEN, SHELLEY | 1 | 66.2% | +20.4% |
| AUNG, SAN M | 1 | 77.7% | +20.4% |
| LEWIS, TISHA D | 1 | 87.6% | +9.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18721368 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — |
| 18713433 | FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17441995 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 12d |
| 19167574 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | — |
| 19233882 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD | NGUYEN, CUONG H | — |
| 19101388 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | CHEN, SHELLEY | — |
| 18840301 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — |
| 18840381 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | AUNG, SAN M | — |
| 18835292 | VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — |
| 18721232 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | LEWIS, TISHA D | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19167574 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | — |
| 19236453 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD | OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | — |
| 19101388 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | CHEN, SHELLEY | — |
| 18840381 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | AUNG, SAN M | — |
| 18835292 | VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — |
| 18721785 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — |
| 18721368 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — |
| 18713433 | FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3747 | 2 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 3616 | 2 |
| 3669 | 1 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19167574 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19236453 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD | OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | 3669 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19233882 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD | NGUYEN, CUONG H | 3664 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19101388 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | CHEN, SHELLEY | 3665 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 18840273 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18840301 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | LANE, NICHOLAS J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18840381 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | AUNG, SAN M | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18835292 | VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18721785 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18721232 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | LEWIS, TISHA D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721368 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18713433 | FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE | TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18669822 | WEIGHT CALCULATION DEVICE | SINGLETARY, MICHAEL J | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18690199 | ELECTRIC BRAKING DEVICE | LAGUARDA, GONZALO | 3747 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18575449 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18571290 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 17441995 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 3664 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Sep 22, 2021 |
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