Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
7 pending office actions • 6 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Astemo Ltd. currently manages 7 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 7 actions are assigned to 7 distinct examiners, meaning each matter is being handled by a different individual. The portfolio is spread across 6 distinct art units, which suggests a variety of technical focuses within the mechanical field.
Imran K Mustafa is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action. This distribution shows a highly decentralized prosecution environment, as the number of distinct examiners is equal to the number of pending office actions. The busiest examiner pending count of 1 confirms that no single examiner holds a dominant position over the company's current filings.
The fact that 7 pending office actions are in 6 distinct art units suggests that almost every pending matter falls into a different technical classification. Practitioners should be prepared to manage interactions with 7 distinct examiners, each bringing a unique perspective to the prosecution. This structure requires a coordinated approach to ensure consistency across the 6 different art units involved in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems portfolio.
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 (14%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (29%) |
| §103 only | 1 (14%) |
| §102 only | 2 (29%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (14%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSTAFA, IMRAN K | 1 | 60.4% | +16.0% |
| BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | 1 | 88.2% | +10.9% |
| PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN | 1 | 69.4% | +12.3% |
| LOUIE, WAE LENNY | 1 | 84.8% | +7.8% |
| CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT | 1 | 66.5% | +48.9% |
| BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 1 | 79.6% | +7.4% |
| MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A | 1 | 78.7% | +9.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19166169 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | MUSTAFA, IMRAN K | — |
| 19164883 | Vehicle Control Apparatus and Vehicle Control Method | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | — |
| 19160220 | MAP PROCESSING DEVICE AND MAP PROCESSING METHOD | LOUIE, WAE LENNY | — |
| 19142436 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE, TRAVELABLE-AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19166169 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | MUSTAFA, IMRAN K | — |
| 19164883 | Vehicle Control Apparatus and Vehicle Control Method | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | — |
| 19164249 | Control Device | PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN | — |
| 19142436 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE, TRAVELABLE-AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3668 | 1 |
| 3666 | 1 |
| 3747 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19166169 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | MUSTAFA, IMRAN K | 3668 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19164883 | Vehicle Control Apparatus and Vehicle Control Method | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | 3666 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 19164249 | Control Device | PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN | 3747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 19160220 | MAP PROCESSING DEVICE AND MAP PROCESSING METHOD | LOUIE, WAE LENNY | 3661 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19142436 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE, TRAVELABLE-AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT | 3663 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19006496 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM | BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18835434 | FIXATION STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT | MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
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