Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
22 pending office actions • 13 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 91 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aurora Operations Inc. has 24 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 22 distinct examiners across 14 distinct art units, showing broad distribution with some repeated examiner assignments. The portfolio calls for coordination across technical classifications while retaining examiner-specific response planning.
REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That cluster offers a limited opportunity to compare prosecution treatment, but it does not account for the broader docket. Counsel should combine targeted examiner review with art-unit monitoring and consistent documentation of claim strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 | 2 (9%) |
| §103 only | 10 (45%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (27%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (5%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 2 | 85.5% | +15.6% |
| HLAING, SOE MIN | 1 | 82.7% | +15.9% |
| RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | 1 | 81.5% | +14.9% |
| CASS, JEAN PAUL | 1 | 72.9% | +25.6% |
| LE, TIEN MINH | 1 | 72.3% | +16.6% |
| REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 1 | 91.0% | +9.4% |
| MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 1 | 82.3% | +17.3% |
| CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG | 1 | 83.1% | +12.9% |
| CROSS, JULIANA MARIA | 1 | 83.1% | +17.7% |
| EMMETT, MADISON B | 1 | 80.3% | +9.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19002202 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSOR VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT | EMMETT, MADISON B | 4d overdue |
| 17723340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION IN PHASE ENCODED DOPPLER LIDAR | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 4d overdue |
| 19303898 | Systems and Methods for Pareto Domination-Based Learning | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | — |
| 19173279 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BLIND SPOT MANAGEMENT | CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19359513 | NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | HLAING, SOE MIN | — |
| 19229802 | Systems and Methods for Generating Basis Paths for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | — |
| 19227012 | Adaptive Vehicle Motion Control System | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — |
| 19028221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TRACK USING SENSOR DATA | CROSS, JULIANA MARIA | — |
| 18980687 | High Pressure Sensor Cleaning Nozzles | COLEMAN, RYAN L | — |
| 18240771 | Systems and Methods for Generating Motion Forecast Data for a Plurality of Actors with Respect to an Autonomous Vehicle | FLYNN, ABBY J | — |
| 18458376 | Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle Validation | BORISSOV, IGOR N | — |
| 17592265 | LIDAR SYSTEM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17723340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION IN PHASE ENCODED DOPPLER LIDAR | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 4d overdue |
| 19359513 | NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | HLAING, SOE MIN | — |
| 19303898 | Systems and Methods for Pareto Domination-Based Learning | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | — |
| 19299070 | LIDAR SYSTEM | CASS, JEAN PAUL | — |
| 19297891 | Lane Change Architecture for Autonomous Vehicles | LE, TIEN MINH | — |
| 19227012 | Adaptive Vehicle Motion Control System | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — |
| 19173279 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BLIND SPOT MANAGEMENT | CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG | — |
| 19028221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TRACK USING SENSOR DATA | CROSS, JULIANA MARIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 6 |
| 3663 | 3 |
| 3658 | 2 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 2451 | 1 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 1714 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19359513 | NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | HLAING, SOE MIN | 2451 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 19303898 | Systems and Methods for Pareto Domination-Based Learning | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19299070 | LIDAR SYSTEM | CASS, JEAN PAUL | 3666 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19297891 | Lane Change Architecture for Autonomous Vehicles | LE, TIEN MINH | 3656 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19229802 | Systems and Methods for Generating Basis Paths for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19227012 | Adaptive Vehicle Motion Control System | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 3663 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19173279 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BLIND SPOT MANAGEMENT | CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG | 3665 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19028221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TRACK USING SENSOR DATA | CROSS, JULIANA MARIA | 3648 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19002202 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSOR VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT | EMMETT, MADISON B | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18980687 | High Pressure Sensor Cleaning Nozzles | COLEMAN, RYAN L | 1714 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18774717 | Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) System Including High-Power Amplifier | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18763626 | Systems and Methods for Managing Space at a Location for Receiving Assets | TROOST, AARON L | 3666 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18735825 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STEERABLE SENSOR MANAGEMENT | AN, IG TAI | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18600055 | LIDAR Odometry for Localization | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18538717 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18240771 | Systems and Methods for Generating Motion Forecast Data for a Plurality of Actors with Respect to an Autonomous Vehicle | FLYNN, ABBY J | 3663 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18458376 | Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle Validation | BORISSOV, IGOR N | 3685 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18358443 | End-To-End Interpretable Motion Planner for Autonomous Vehicles | UNDERWOOD, BAKARI | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18269209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE(S) | HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 17855898 | HIGH RESOLUTION FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE LIDAR WITH SOLID-STATE BEAM STEERING | CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2022 |
| 17723340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION IN PHASE ENCODED DOPPLER LIDAR | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17592265 | LIDAR SYSTEM | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialAurora Operations Inc. has 22 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 13 art units and 21 examiners.
Samantha K Nickerson has the most, with 2 of Aurora Operations Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
