Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
72 pending office actions • 42 art units • 70 examiners • 0 of 72 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 233 patents granted in the last 365 days
Audi AG is actively prosecuting 71 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The distribution of these actions across 69 distinct examiners suggests variety in the specific technologies being patented, as almost every action is under a different reviewer. The portfolio's breadth is further evidenced by the 41 distinct art units involved in the prosecution process, showing that Audi's innovations span many different specialized divisions of the USPTO.
GOODBODY, JOAN T is the busiest examiner for Audi, currently handling 2 pending office actions. Given the 71 total actions, the reliance on any single examiner is minimal, and the company must navigate a wide array of USPTO divisions to manage its intellectual property. With 69 distinct examiners and 41 distinct art units, the prosecution effort is decentralized. This variety ensures that the company's transportation and mechanical systems innovations are reviewed by a range of technical experts. The fact that the busiest examiner, GOODBODY, JOAN T, only handles 2 pending office actions underscores the diversity of the company's current patent filings.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 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. 17 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 | 5 (7%) |
| §103 only | 24 (33%) |
| §102 only | 5 (7%) |
| §112 only | 2 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 36 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODBODY, JOAN T | 2 | 51.4% | +35.4% |
| TRISCHLER, JOHN T | 2 | 68.2% | +21.6% |
| O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 79.2% | +23.0% |
| VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | 1 | 73.6% | +20.4% |
| CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 1 | 62.6% | +37.2% |
| ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | 1 | 70.4% | +22.8% |
| REAGAN, JAMES A | 1 | 71.4% | +19.9% |
| WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | 1 | 22.7% | +74.1% |
| HILGENDORF, DALE W | 1 | 84.1% | +21.6% |
| QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 1 | 82.7% | +13.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18421632 | DETECTING AND VISUALIZING OF A FUEL TYPE USED | ZHONG, XIN Y | 43d overdue |
| 18597824 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND PROCESSOR CIRCUIT FOR INTERVENING IN AN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A PROCESSOR CIRCUIT | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 37d overdue |
| 17865687 | BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED BUS BAR COOLING SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE | JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | 25d overdue |
| 17925585 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE | CLEMMONS, STEVE M | 5d overdue |
| 18139144 | CHARGING PARKING LOT | DIAO, M BAYE | 7d |
| 17697274 | BATTERY CELL FOR A HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY, HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE | NEWMAN, DREW C | 19d |
| 18960818 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE CHARGING STATION | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 27d |
| 18078374 | BATTERY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR FIGHTING A BATTERY FIRE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | ONDREJCAK, ANDREW DOMENIC | 70d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18597824 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND PROCESSOR CIRCUIT FOR INTERVENING IN AN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A PROCESSOR CIRCUIT | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 37d overdue |
| 19395314 | FRONT AXLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19332822 | Driver assistance method, control device, motor vehicle, storage medium, and server device for operation in the Internet | VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | — |
| 19159959 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | — |
| 19159582 | DISPLAY SYSTEM | ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | — |
| 19141887 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT SETTINGS ON AT LEAST ONE FIRST ACTUATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR ENABLING SETTINGS TO BE CHANGED, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | REAGAN, JAMES A | — |
| 19242735 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO A WHEEL HUB MOTOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A WHEEL HUB MOTOR | WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | — |
| 19230846 | Method for actuating at least one system component of a system according to surroundings information generated by the system | HILGENDORF, DALE W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3613 | 3 |
| 3661 | 2 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 2835 | 2 |
| 1759 | 2 |
| 2859 | 2 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 3666 | 1 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 2627 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19395314 | FRONT AXLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES | 3614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 19332822 | Driver assistance method, control device, motor vehicle, storage medium, and server device for operation in the Internet | VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | 3666 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19159959 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 2875 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19159582 | DISPLAY SYSTEM | ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | 2627 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19141887 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT SETTINGS ON AT LEAST ONE FIRST ACTUATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR ENABLING SETTINGS TO BE CHANGED, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | REAGAN, JAMES A | 3697 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19242735 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO A WHEEL HUB MOTOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A WHEEL HUB MOTOR | WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | 3667 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19230846 | Method for actuating at least one system component of a system according to surroundings information generated by the system | HILGENDORF, DALE W | 3661 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19082298 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THE COMPONENT | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19053684 | DISPLAY SYSTEM | WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S | 3661 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 18998245 | VEHICLE DOOR WITH ACTUATION DEVICE FOR GENERATING A SWITCH SIGNAL, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | AHMAD, FARIA F | 3675 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19027035 | DEVICE FOR INTERACTION WITH A USER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY | 2622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18979424 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR ENERGIZING A ROTOR WINDING OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND ELECTRIC MACHINE | REID JR, CHARLES H | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18871727 | HITCHING DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER AND CARRIER SYSTEM | FERGUSON, TYLER RAY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18960818 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE CHARGING STATION | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 3676 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18866405 | ROBUST EMERGENCY CALL METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR A VEHICLE, AND COORDINATION CENTER | JAIN, SWATI | 2642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18938718 | EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE | JOHNSON, ERIC | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18808142 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE | MANLEY, SHERMAN D | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18839120 | BRAKE SYSTEM STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A BRAKE SYSTEM STRUCTURE | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18796599 | INTER-CELL COOLING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED HEATING DEVICE, BATTERY MODULE AND COOLING DEVICE FOR A BATTERY MODULE | ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18789368 | EMERGENCY OPERATION OF AN LV LOAD OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | DANG, TINH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18687719 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SCREEN | LI, GRACE Q | 2618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18655723 | ROOF ANTENNA FOR A VEHICLE | LEVI, DAMEON E | 2845 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18651854 | SELF-REGULATING COOLING DEVICE FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE, COOLING ARRANGEMENT, ENERGY STORAGE AND MOTOR VEHICLE | MURATA, AUSTIN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18639024 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BODY OR A BODY PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | RHUE, ABIGAIL H | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18639015 | UNDERRIDE GUARD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN UNDERRIDE GUARD | MEYER, JACOB B | 3613 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18699721 | CELL VENTING CHANNEL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING GASES FROM A BATTERY | DOVE, TRACY MAE | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18609398 | ENERGY STORAGE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | LEWIS, TISHA D | 3619 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18692566 | AIR PURIFYING DEVICE FOR PURIFYING AIR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIR PURIFYING DEVICE | HE, QIANPING | 1776 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18599581 | BATTERY MODULE WITH TERMINAL COOLING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY MODULE | EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18597824 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND PROCESSOR CIRCUIT FOR INTERVENING IN AN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A PROCESSOR CIRCUIT | GOODBODY, JOAN T | 3664 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18582966 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE | DOLAK, JAMES M | 3613 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18435396 | CHARGING AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18681917 | ASSEMBLY FOR LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN A VEHICLE | PANG, ROGER L | 3655 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18421632 | DETECTING AND VISUALIZING OF A FUEL TYPE USED | ZHONG, XIN Y | 2855 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18414194 | POWER ELECTRONIC ARRANGEMENT FOR AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POWER ELECTRONIC ARRANGEMENT | SMITH, COURTNEY L | 2835 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18579757 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DISPLAY SYSTEM | KHATIB, RAMI | 3669 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18394087 | CELL COOLING UNIT FOR MULTI-SIDED COOLING OF A PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL, COOLING ARRANGEMENT AND BATTERY MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | RASSOULI, LILI | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18571291 | MASSAGE SYSTEM | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | — | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18529890 | CHARGING SYSTEM WITH WIND GENERATOR | MURALIDAR, RICHARD V | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18563972 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH ELECTROSTATIC FILTER, MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM | UTECH, BENJAMIN L | 1759 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18502381 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE IN A VEHICLE, METHOD AND VEHICLE | HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18499767 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHARGING STATION DESIGNED AND PROVIDED FOR CHARGING A TRACTION BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC ENERGY, THE CORRESPONDING CHARGING STATION, AND A BUILDING ARRANGEMENT HAVING A CHARGING STATION | NGUYEN, NHA T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18499966 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHARGING STATION DESIGNED AND PROVIDED FOR CHARGING A TRACTION BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC ENERGY, AND THE CORRESPONDING CHARGING STATION | TRISCHLER, JOHN T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18499952 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18496098 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE HAVING COOLING DEVICE FOR INDIRECT COOLING OF MODULE CONNECTORS AND METHOD FOR COOLING CELL GROUPS OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE | CHAU, LISA N | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18557513 | Radar Sensor Device, Radar System with a Corresponding Radar Sensor Device, Motor Vehicle, Method for Operating and Method for Producing a Radar Sensor Device | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18285184 | Reflector Device, Method For Producing A Reflector Device, And Motor Vehicle Comprising A Reflector Device | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18475049 | VARIABLE WALLBOX | PELTON, NATHANIEL R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18467545 | DATA CONNECTION SYSTEM | WILLIAMS, ARUN C | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18548373 | METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A FIRST PARTICIPANT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, PROCESSING DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE | KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAudi AG has 72 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 42 art units and 70 examiners.
Joan T Goodbody has the most, with 2 of Audi AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.