Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
36 pending office actions • 13 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 88 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aurora Operations Inc. has 34 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are spread across 13 distinct art units, showing a broad technical range within the transportation sector. The prosecution involves 30 distinct examiners, which means that most pending applications are being reviewed by different individuals. This distribution across 13 distinct art units indicates that the company's innovations cover various mechanical and logistical systems.
Ashley L Redhead Jr. is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 2 pending office actions. This represents a very low concentration of the 34 pending office actions, indicating a highly decentralized prosecution process. With 30 distinct examiners, the company encounters a wide variety of examination perspectives. The distribution across 13 distinct art units further highlights the diverse mechanical and systems-based innovations currently under review. Practitioners must navigate the preferences of 30 distinct examiners, which requires a flexible approach to prosecution across the portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 (6%) |
| §103 only | 12 (33%) |
| §102 only | 2 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (11%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (6%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 2 | 90.9% | +9.5% |
| MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | 2 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | 2 | 88.9% | +22.2% |
| NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 2 | 85.5% | +15.6% |
| HLAING, SOE MIN | 1 | 82.5% | +16.2% |
| RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | 1 | 81.1% | +14.9% |
| CASS, JEAN PAUL | 1 | 73.0% | +25.5% |
| LE, TIEN MINH | 1 | 72.4% | +18.9% |
| BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M | 1 | 89.7% | +7.8% |
| MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 1 | 82.2% | +17.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 19235032 | PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M | — |
| 18600055 | LIDAR Odometry for Localization | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | — |
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 | — |
| 19194837 | Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle Controls | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | — |
| 19007271 | Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Cleaning System | CORMIER, DAVID G | — |
| 18980687 | High Pressure Sensor Cleaning Nozzles | COLEMAN, RYAN L | — |
| 18627151 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SENSOR SYSTEM FOR PITCH-CATCH EXTENSION | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | — |
| 18594352 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | — |
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 | — |
| 18600055 | LIDAR Odometry for Localization | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | — |
| 18399982 | LIDAR Odometry for Localization | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 5 |
| 3665 | 2 |
| 3663 | 2 |
| 2451 | 1 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 1711 | 1 |
| 3666 | 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 | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19299070 | LIDAR SYSTEM | CASS, JEAN PAUL | — | 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 |
| 19235032 | PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19229802 | Systems and Methods for Generating Basis Paths for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19227012 | Adaptive Vehicle Motion Control System | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19227410 | Systems and Methods Related to Controlling Autonomous Vehicle(s) | NGUYEN, TAN QUANG | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19194837 | Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle Controls | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19173279 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BLIND SPOT MANAGEMENT | CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19074812 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM USING PARTICULAR SCANNING METHODS | MARC, MCDIEUNEL | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19007237 | Systems and Methods to Obtain Feedback in Response to Autonomous Vehicle Failure Events | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3657 | §102 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19007271 | Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Cleaning System | CORMIER, DAVID G | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19003447 | NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | CODUROGLU, JALAL C | 3665 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 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 | 1711 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18779906 | Mixed Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Radar | ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18774717 | Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) System Including High-Power Amplifier | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | — | §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 |
| 18747130 | Multi-Task Multi-Sensor Fusion for Three-Dimensional Object Detection | BITAR, NANCY | 2664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18735825 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STEERABLE SENSOR MANAGEMENT | AN, IG TAI | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18627151 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SENSOR SYSTEM FOR PITCH-CATCH EXTENSION | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18600055 | LIDAR Odometry for Localization | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18594352 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18587287 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEMS HAVING AMPLIFIER PROTECTION CIRCUITS | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18440005 | Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control for Pull-Over Maneuvers | GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M | 3665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18426847 | Lidar Sensor System For A Vehicle | SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18399982 | LIDAR Odometry for Localization | NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 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 | — | §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 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17592265 | LIDAR SYSTEM | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2022 |
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