Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
26 pending office actions • 9 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 16 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aeva Inc. currently holds 26 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 26 actions are spread across 9 distinct art units, indicating a diverse range of mechanical and system-level inventions. The prosecution involves 21 distinct examiners, which suggests a relatively high level of examiner variety across the portfolio.
FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C is the busiest examiner for Aeva Inc., currently managing 3 pending office actions. This count of 3 is the highest number of actions assigned to any individual examiner for this company. With 21 distinct examiners and 26 pending office actions, most examiners are handling only one or two cases, though FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C has a slightly higher concentration with 3.
The 9 distinct art units involved in these 26 pending office actions suggest that the company's technology spans multiple examination specialties. Practitioners will need to navigate the preferences of 21 distinct examiners, making consistent prosecution across the portfolio a complex task. The 3 pending office actions under FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C represent the most significant point of examiner contact for the current pending set.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 only | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (12%) |
| §103 only | 13 (50%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (23%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3 | 76.0% | +30.7% |
| NOEL, JEMPSON | 2 | 66.5% | +32.2% |
| NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 2 | 85.5% | +15.6% |
| BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 2 | 77.6% | +16.8% |
| JONES, JAMES | 1 | 88.4% | +4.5% |
| DECARIA, MICHAEL ALEX | 1 | — | — |
| RAHMAN, MD M | 1 | 92.3% | +12.1% |
| HULKA, JAMES R | 1 | 76.3% | +11.8% |
| HELLNER, MARK | 1 | 90.4% | +8.5% |
| PATEL, SANJIV D | 1 | 78.1% | +3.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18958100 | System and Method for Tracking Motion | JONES, JAMES | — |
| 18821365 | TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTRAL SCANNING IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | RAHMAN, MD M | — |
| 18760760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RANGES TO A TARGET BEHIND A TRANSPARENT SURFACE | HELLNER, MARK | — |
| 17869368 | TECHNIQUES FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A LIDAR SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE RETURN WAVEGUIDES | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18104006 | TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR) SCANNING DEVICE | XIAO, YUQING | 43d overdue |
| 18604868 | System and Method for Detecting Potential Matches Between a Candidate Biometric and a Dataset of Biometrics | CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T | 33d |
| 18950773 | TECHNIQUES FOR LIDAR SYSTEM NOISE CALIBRATION AND COMPENSATION FOR IMPROVED TARGET DETECTION | DECARIA, MICHAEL ALEX | — |
| 18760745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MOTION-STABILIZED IMAGES OF A TARGET USING LIDAR AND VIDEO MEASUREMENTS | HULKA, JAMES R | — |
| 18731728 | TECHNIQUES FOR MIRROR DOPPLER SPREAD COMPENSATION | NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE | — |
| 18668217 | System and Method for Improving an Image Characteristic of Image Frames in a Video Stream | STREGE, JOHN B | — |
| 18595040 | TECHNIQUES FOR GALVO AFE WITH ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL AND IMPROVED SENSITIVITY TO ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | — |
| 18518699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIELD CALIBRATING VIDEO AND LIDAR SUBSYSTEMS USING FACIAL FEATURES | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17745420 | TECHNIQUES FOR BAND SPECIFIC PEAK DETECTION IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 13d |
| 17703876 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECT MULTIPLE RETURNS IN FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE LIDAR SYSTEMS | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 15d |
| 18104161 | TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSS-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE IN FMCW LIDAR SYSTEMS | NOEL, JEMPSON | 62d |
| 18821365 | TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTRAL SCANNING IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | RAHMAN, MD M | — |
| 18761022 | TECHNIQUES FOR USING A COHERENT RECEIVER IN A FMCW LIDAR SYSTEM | NOEL, JEMPSON | — |
| 18760745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MOTION-STABILIZED IMAGES OF A TARGET USING LIDAR AND VIDEO MEASUREMENTS | HULKA, JAMES R | — |
| 18615721 | PERFORMING SPECKLE REDUCTION USING POLARIZATION | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | — |
| 18518699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIELD CALIBRATING VIDEO AND LIDAR SUBSYSTEMS USING FACIAL FEATURES | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 11 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 2669 | 1 |
| 2664 | 1 |
| 2154 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 2828 | 1 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| 3642 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18958100 | System and Method for Tracking Motion | JONES, JAMES | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18950773 | TECHNIQUES FOR LIDAR SYSTEM NOISE CALIBRATION AND COMPENSATION FOR IMPROVED TARGET DETECTION | DECARIA, MICHAEL ALEX | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18821365 | TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTRAL SCANNING IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | RAHMAN, MD M | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18761022 | TECHNIQUES FOR USING A COHERENT RECEIVER IN A FMCW LIDAR SYSTEM | NOEL, JEMPSON | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18760745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MOTION-STABILIZED IMAGES OF A TARGET USING LIDAR AND VIDEO MEASUREMENTS | HULKA, JAMES R | 3645 | §101DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18760760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RANGES TO A TARGET BEHIND A TRANSPARENT SURFACE | HELLNER, MARK | 3645 | §102DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18759053 | TECHNIQUES TO COMPENSATE FOR PHASE IMPAIRMENTS IN LIDAR SYSTEMS | PATEL, SANJIV D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18731728 | TECHNIQUES FOR MIRROR DOPPLER SPREAD COMPENSATION | NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18668217 | System and Method for Improving an Image Characteristic of Image Frames in a Video Stream | STREGE, JOHN B | 2669 | §101§102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2024 |
| 18642837 | System and Method for Detecting and Removing Occlusions in a Three-Dimensional Image | HSIEH, PING Y | 2664 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18615721 | PERFORMING SPECKLE REDUCTION USING POLARIZATION | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18604868 | System and Method for Detecting Potential Matches Between a Candidate Biometric and a Dataset of Biometrics | CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T | 2154 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18595040 | TECHNIQUES FOR GALVO AFE WITH ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL AND IMPROVED SENSITIVITY TO ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18525690 | SERIES MULTI-COIL CLAMSHELL DESIGN FOR ACTUATORS | MULLINS, BURTON S | 4100 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18518699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIELD CALIBRATING VIDEO AND LIDAR SUBSYSTEMS USING FACIAL FEATURES | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18207384 | TECHNIQUES FOR A FREE SPACE SILICON PHOTONICS RECEIVER FOR FMCW LIDAR | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18321380 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPTICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY AND PACKAGING | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 2828 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18125620 | TECHNIQUES FOR ASSEMBLING "LIDAR ON A CHIP" TO MINIMIZE MECHANICAL VOLUME | SINGH, AVIRAJ DONGSOOK | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18162529 | TECHNIQUES FOR FAULT DETECTION IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| 18104006 | TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR) SCANNING DEVICE | XIAO, YUQING | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| 18104161 | TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSS-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE IN FMCW LIDAR SYSTEMS | NOEL, JEMPSON | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| 18065310 | ADJUSTMENT OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEM FIELD OF VIEW DURING OPERATION | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 18061640 | TECHNIQUES FOR A LASER DRIVER CIRCUIT WITH ANALOG MIXER AND OFFSET | WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | 3642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2022 |
| 17869368 | TECHNIQUES FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A LIDAR SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE RETURN WAVEGUIDES | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2022 |
| 17745420 | TECHNIQUES FOR BAND SPECIFIC PEAK DETECTION IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17703876 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECT MULTIPLE RETURNS IN FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE LIDAR SYSTEMS | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
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