Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
75 pending office actions • 34 art units • 67 examiners • 0 of 75 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 194 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aptiv Technologies AG has 77 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters span 70 distinct examiners and 36 distinct art units. CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The figures show a broad and distributed prosecution workload with repeated activity across many technical groups.
The art-unit structure supports grouping related circuit and optics matters for consistency in claim terminology, disclosure support, and prior-art analysis. The examiner spread means that those portfolio positions must be adapted to individual records rather than applied mechanically. Counsel may use centralized issue tracking to identify recurring objections while maintaining separate response strategies for each examination assignment. The busiest examiner identifies a small cluster, not the dominant structure of the docket.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 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. 23 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 | 10 (13%) |
| §103 only | 19 (25%) |
| §102 only | 7 (9%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 37 (49%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | 2 | 86.2% | +11.1% |
| PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2 | 82.9% | +8.6% |
| MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | 2 | 90.5% | +12.0% |
| LE, HAILEY R | 2 | 81.4% | +9.6% |
| HARCUM, MARCUS E | 2 | 89.4% | +5.5% |
| LE, THANH TAM T | 2 | 86.5% | +13.8% |
| RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 2 | 78.8% | +20.4% |
| ABRAMS, NEIL | 2 | 82.8% | +12.3% |
| SHIN, JEFFREY M | 1 | 85.4% | +9.8% |
| GE, JIN | 1 | 79.6% | +19.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18439392 | Radar Target Classification | LE, HAILEY R | 59d overdue |
| 18747760 | Methods And Systems For Determining A Beam Vector List For Object Detection | LE, HAILEY R | 29d |
| 18886314 | ELECTRICAL CABLE TERMINAL WITH TWO PIECE COAXIAL CRIMPED OUTER FERRULE | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | — |
| 18811684 | PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR WITH LOCKING ELEMENT | PATEL, HARSHAD C | — |
| 18753313 | THROUGH-APERTURE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | — |
| 18104485 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH AN UNSEATED TERMINAL DETECTION FEATURE | ABRAMS, NEIL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18665816 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DIRECTION-OF-ARRIVAL FOR RADAR WAVES | ZHU, NOAH YI MIN | 19d overdue |
| 18628699 | Radar Sensor | WINDRICH, MARCUS E | 17d overdue |
| 18904437 | Radar-Based Occupancy Grid Map | SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M | 11d overdue |
| 18316072 | Methods and Devices for Analyzing a Reinforcement Learning Agent Based on an Artificial Neural Network | WONG, WILLIAM | 4d overdue |
| 18765274 | Power Electronics With Integrated Ultracapacitor Energy Storage | SOILEAU, JONATHAN WALTER | 6d |
| 18512187 | Vehicle Collision Threat Assessment | ROBERT, DANIEL M | 12d |
| 18604877 | PUNCHING TOOL | RILEY, JONATHAN G | 13d |
| 18536640 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | LE, THANH TAM T | 16d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18536640 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | LE, THANH TAM T | 16d |
| 18428236 | RADAR SYSTEM | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 70d |
| 19197163 | Method and System for Improving Vision of a Vehicle’s Environment for a User of the Vehicle | GE, JIN | — |
| 18886314 | ELECTRICAL CABLE TERMINAL WITH TWO PIECE COAXIAL CRIMPED OUTER FERRULE | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | — |
| 18779881 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ASSISTED MATING AND OVERLAPPING COURSE, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING IT WITH ITS COUNTER-CONNECTOR | MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | — |
| 18777026 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR WITH FOIL ELECTRICAL CONTACT ON PLANAR SURFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | — |
| 18753313 | THROUGH-APERTURE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | — |
| 18664824 | CABLE SEAL | LE, THANH TAM T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3648 | 14 |
| 2831 | 12 |
| 2834 | 7 |
| 2858 | 3 |
| 2142 | 3 |
| 3668 | 2 |
| 3646 | 2 |
| 2876 | 2 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19207926 | BATTERY ISOLATION MODULE | SHIN, JEFFREY M | 2849 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19197163 | Method and System for Improving Vision of a Vehicle’s Environment for a User of the Vehicle | GE, JIN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19196015 | SOLDERABLE WAVEGUIDE ANTENNA | NGUYEN, HOANG V | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19077646 | Radar System for Automotive Applications | GOOD, KENNETH W | 3648 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19051250 | Methods and Structures for Reducing Leakage from Air Waveguide Antennas | HODAC, ERIC KHOI | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19050715 | EMC Shielding Design to Meet EMC Requirements/Specifications | MULARSKI, ROSS TERRY | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 18969911 | Techniques for Deploying Software in a Vehicle | DO, CHAT C | 2193 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18969805 | Installing and Updating Software in a Vehicle | HEBERT, THEODORE E | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18961964 | Vehicular Emergency Notification | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | 3658 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961824 | Image-Based Vehicle Cabin Sensing and Vehicle Equipment Operation | REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18939692 | Systems and Methods for Shaping Flexible Circuits to Improve Routing and Attachment | DINH, TUAN T | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18934990 | Bistatic Radar Signal Reflection Detectors | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18904247 | Methods And Systems For Determining Information Of Static Occupancy | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | 3666 | §112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18904437 | Radar-Based Occupancy Grid Map | SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M | 3664 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18892758 | In-Cabin Object Movement Detection | HAUK, EMILY ROSE | 2669 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18886314 | ELECTRICAL CABLE TERMINAL WITH TWO PIECE COAXIAL CRIMPED OUTER FERRULE | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | 2831 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18884777 | Vehicular Safety Monitoring | FRISBY, KEITH J | 3614 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18825780 | Methods And Systems For Determining Information Related To An Environment Of A Vehicle | ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN | 2663 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18823145 | Radar Device | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3648 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18814680 | Method Of Operating A Data Recording Device And System | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18811684 | PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR WITH LOCKING ELEMENT | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18796474 | Electrical Power Supply | NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A | 2858 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18794395 | RIGHT-ANGLED CONNECTOR WITH TERMINAL RETENTION FEATURES | LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18784126 | Redundant Electrical Ground Supply System | MILLER, DANIEL R | 2858 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18782427 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | JIMENEZ, OSCAR C | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18779881 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ASSISTED MATING AND OVERLAPPING COURSE, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING IT WITH ITS COUNTER-CONNECTOR | MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | 2834 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18777026 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR WITH FOIL ELECTRICAL CONTACT ON PLANAR SURFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18774007 | Assembly And Method For Analyzing A System | DAO, THUY CHAN | 3668 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18772451 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | RAHMAN, THASLIMUR | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18765274 | Power Electronics With Integrated Ultracapacitor Energy Storage | SOILEAU, JONATHAN WALTER | 2838 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jul 07, 2024 |
| 18758889 | Methods And Systems For Calibrating A Motion Sensor | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18753313 | THROUGH-APERTURE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18748796 | Migration of Application Executions Across Processing Units | LEE, TAMMY EUNHYE | 2195 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18747760 | Methods And Systems For Determining A Beam Vector List For Object Detection | LE, HAILEY R | 3648 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18734265 | SEALED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH COMBINATION CONNECTOR SEAL | HARCUM, MARCUS E | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18672527 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE ELEMENT | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18665816 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DIRECTION-OF-ARRIVAL FOR RADAR WAVES | ZHU, NOAH YI MIN | 3648 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18664824 | CABLE SEAL | LE, THANH TAM T | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18659486 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH REMOVABLE FACEPLATE | HARCUM, MARCUS E | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18654500 | ELECTRONIC MODULE WITH INTEGRATED CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE DEVICE | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18652931 | ASSOCIATING MEASUREMENT POINTS TO SPLINE POINTS IN DETERMINATIONS OF A FREE SPACE BOUNDARY IN A VEHICLE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18652100 | DUAL LOCKING SYSTEM | HYEON, HAE M | 2831 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18652057 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A TERMINAL POSITION ASSURANCE FUNCTION INTEGRATED TO A CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE MEMBER | PAUMEN, GARY F | 2834 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18652008 | Computer-Implemented Method to Execute a Softmax Function Using Piecewise Approximation | LU, HWEI-MIN | 2142 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18650719 | Method for Calibration of a Radar Sensor | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | 3648 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18631739 | Vehicle Heading Determination Based on Smartphone Localization | TRAN, CONGVAN | 2647 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18630640 | HYBRID NEURAL NETWORK-BASED OBJECT TRACKING WITH BOUNDING BOX STATE ESTIMATION FROM A SPARSE RADAR DETECTION DISTRIBUTION | MOORE, WHITNEY | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18628700 | Radar Device And Method For Manufacturing The Same | BRAINARD, TIMOTHY A | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Apr 06, 2024 |
| 18628699 | Radar Sensor | WINDRICH, MARCUS E | 3646 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 06, 2024 |
| 18610716 | Laser Device, Calibration of Laser Device and Verification of Radar Alignment Calibration | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAptiv Technologies AG has 75 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 34 art units and 67 examiners.
Travis Sloan Chambers has the most, with 2 of Aptiv Technologies AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
