Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
283 pending office actions • 102 art units • 257 examiners • 0 of 283 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 539 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has 281 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The portfolio is exceptionally broad, covering 101 distinct art units. This count of 101 distinct art units reflects the company's extensive research and development across many different mechanical and transportation sectors.
The prosecution involves 256 distinct examiners. With 256 distinct examiners for 281 pending office actions, almost every case is reviewed by a different person. This level of distribution across 256 distinct examiners suggests that the company faces a wide variety of examination approaches. Practitioners must manage these 281 pending office actions with a focus on individual examiner preferences.
MANCHO, RONNIE M is the busiest examiner for the company, responsible for 4 pending office actions. Although 4 pending office actions is the highest individual workload, it represents a minimal concentration within the total 281 pending office actions. The company's presence in 101 distinct art units requires a sophisticated strategy to maintain consistency across its Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 72 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. 72 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 only | 4 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 30 (11%) |
| §103 only | 93 (33%) |
| §102 only | 20 (7%) |
| §112 only | 7 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 127 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANCHO, RONNIE M | 4 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 2 | 58.1% | +22.8% |
| SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 2 | 77.5% | +15.4% |
| ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 2 | 59.0% | +20.6% |
| ABDUR, RAHMAN | 2 | 73.7% | +17.5% |
| ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE | 2 | 92.8% | +4.6% |
| MULLINS, BURTON S | 2 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| BECK, KAREN | 2 | 82.6% | +10.5% |
| PANDE, ASHUTOSH | 2 | 61.3% | -7.6% |
| MIRZA, ADNAN M | 2 | 84.6% | +9.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18858383 | Method and Assistance System for Easily Adjusting Driving Dynamics of a Motor Vehicle, and Correspondingly Designed Motor Vehicle | MIRZA, ADNAN M | 31d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17922901 | Protective Device for Battery Cells | JELSMA, JONATHAN G | 141d overdue |
| 18799027 | Apparatus and Method for Actuating a Function of a Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle | MIRZA, ADNAN M | 60d overdue |
| 18862921 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Navigation Data from a Backend Server to a Vehicle During a Driving Process | PANDE, ASHUTOSH | 42d overdue |
| 18280710 | Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle | GRAMLING, SEAN P | 42d overdue |
| 18008480 | Battery Cell Having an Electrical Fuse | MARTIN, ANGELA J | 19d overdue |
| 18294230 | Method and Device for Operating an On-Board Electrical System for a Hybrid Drive | HALL, HANA VICTORIA | 17d overdue |
| 18870888 | Method and Assistance System for Predicting a Driving Path, and Motor Vehicle | MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M | 9d overdue |
| 18685559 | Method and Device for Monitoring a Time Synchronization Distributed via a Network Switch to Be Used in a Communication Network of an Automated Vehicle | CHANG, JUNGWON | 9d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18017314 | Method and System for Predicting the Functional Quality of a Driver Assistance Function | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 17d overdue |
| 19478390 | Systems and Method for Controlling an Activability of a Vehicle Function | CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | — |
| 19108316 | Transmission for an Electric Drive Train of a Motor Vehicle, Electric Drive Train and Motor Vehicle | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | — |
| 19103411 | Electrical Flow Heater for a Vehicle, in Particular an Electric Vehicle, Operating Method for the Flow Heater and Vehicle | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | — |
| 19101832 | Sensor Assembly for a Motor Vehicle, and Mirror Assembly Comprising Such a Sensor Assembly | ABDUR, RAHMAN | — |
| 18871182 | Underbody Protection Device, Housing Lower Part, Vehicle Floor Device, and Motor Vehicle | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | — |
| 18867048 | Component Connection for a Body of a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Producing the Component Connection | BECK, KAREN | — |
| 18715158 | Vehicle Having a Storage Compartment | BECK, KAREN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3668 | 13 |
| 3661 | 9 |
| 3667 | 9 |
| 2834 | 9 |
| 3665 | 7 |
| 3657 | 7 |
| 3662 | 6 |
| 3663 | 6 |
| 3669 | 5 |
| 3636 | 5 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19478390 | Systems and Method for Controlling an Activability of a Vehicle Function | CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19478397 | Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle | DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19478379 | System for Limiting a Speed of a Vehicle and Method for Overruling a Speed Limitation of a Vehicle | MALKOWSKI, KENNETH J | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 18870310 | Method and Apparatus for Determining at least one Defective Vehicle | GRIFFIN, ALEX BROCK | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19332618 | Ending a Vehicle Rental by Way of a Terminal Directly at the Vehicle | NELSON, FREDA ANN | 3628 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19326868 | Method and Device for the Transition Between Different Specifications in the Guidance of a Vehicle | PETTIEGREW, TOYA R | 3662 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 19157195 | Method and Device for Taking Into Account a Control Input During Operation of a Driving Function | SOOFI, YAZAN A | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19146036 | Display Device and Motor Vehicle Having a Display Device | TUNG, DAVID | 2622 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19145823 | Method and Apparatus for Transferring Positions Between Different Map Data | KUNTZ, JEWEL A | 3666 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19134280 | Validating Mapped Charging Stations for Motor Vehicles | CHANDRASIRI, UPUL PRIYADARSHAN | 3665 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19127395 | Method for Operating an Assistance System for a Towing Vehicle of a Vehicle Combination for Carrying Out a Turning Maneuver, Computing Device, Computer-Readable Storage Medium, Assistance System, and Towing Vehicle | STAUBACH, CARL C | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19192882 | Access Control for a Motor Vehicle | HABASHI, DANIEL MONIS S | 2431 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19190968 | Control of a Motor Vehicle | MELTON, TODD M | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19124335 | Method for Operating a Driver Assistance System of a Vehicle With Automated Transverse Guidance in Following Mode, Driver Assistance System, and Vehicle | PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN | 3747 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19179336 | Method and Device for Securely Sharing a Digital Key for a Vehicle | DYER, ANDREW R | — | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19118060 | Vehicle Lighting Device, Motor Vehicle and Method for Producing a Vehicle Lighting Device | HARRIS, WILLIAM N | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19114824 | Vehicle Door for a Motor Vehicle, and Motor Vehicle | HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19086259 | Control System of a Motor Vehicle | NGUYEN, AN T | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19077198 | Motor Vehicle With an Emergency Opening Mechanism for an Openable Motor Vehicle Window and Method for the Emergency Opening of a Motor Vehicle Window | FURGASON, KAREN LYNELLE | 3665 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19077121 | Method and Device for Controlling Access to a Motor Vehicle | MARSHALL, JOSHUA DWAYNE | 4100 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19069784 | Pressure Vessel and Motor Vehicle | ALLEN, JEFFREY R | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19108316 | Transmission for an Electric Drive Train of a Motor Vehicle, Electric Drive Train and Motor Vehicle | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 3613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19106177 | Method and Apparatus For Providing or Receiving Information For Accessing an Object | CHAMPAKESAN, BADRI NARAYANAN | 2494 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19059618 | Method and Device for Operating a Display System Comprising Smartglasses in a Vehicle for Latency-Free Contact-Analogous Display of Vehicle-Fixed and World-Fixed Display Objects | HARRISON, CHANTE E | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19053582 | Active Learning Based on Confusion Matrix Calibrated Uncertainty for Object Classification in Visual Perception Tasks in a Vehicle | BHATNAGAR, ANAND P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19103411 | Electrical Flow Heater for a Vehicle, in Particular an Electric Vehicle, Operating Method for the Flow Heater and Vehicle | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 3668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19103280 | Motor Vehicle With a Shade and/or Visibility Protection Device on a Hatchback With a Rear Window | MENEZES, MARCUS | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19102909 | Motorcycle Type Vehicle | PANG, ROGER L | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19102833 | Method and Apparatus for Unlocking and/or Opening a Charging/Tank Cover of a Vehicle | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19101832 | Sensor Assembly for a Motor Vehicle, and Mirror Assembly Comprising Such a Sensor Assembly | ABDUR, RAHMAN | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19100615 | Method and System for Coordinating Autonomous Vehicles in at Least One Traffic Region | STRYKER, NICHOLAS F | 3665 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19100188 | Side Sill for a Passenger-Vehicle Body, Passenger-Vehicle Body, Passenger Vehicle, and Method | ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19099744 | Method and Apparatus for Permitting an Access to a Vehicle | NGUYEN, HAI V | 2649 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18998022 | Electrical Machine | GONZALEZ QUINONES, JOSE A | 2834 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18998105 | Method for Operating a Lane Guidance Assistant of a Vehicle While Taking into Consideration Driver Interventions, Lane Guidance Assistant, and Vehicle | BEAN, JARED C | 3669 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18998100 | Method and Apparatus for Analysing an External Vehicle Status | DESIRE, GREGORY M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18997679 | Detection Device for an Electrical Energy Store of a Motor Vehicle With Dynamic Plausibility Checking | RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18996272 | Method and Device for Entering the Coasting Mode of a Motor Vehicle, Considering an Entry Tolerance Band | HUYNH, HAI H | 3747 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18995715 | Device and Method for Detecting a Distraction of a Vehicle Driver | JEBARI, MOHAMMED | 2482 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18994192 | Merging of Partial Images of Vehicle Surroundings | BLACKSTEN, SYDNEY LYNN | 2674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18993757 | Method and Support Device for Supporting Robustness Optimization for a Data Processing System, and Corresponding CI System | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 2113 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18993865 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Connection between a User Device and Bluetooth Low Energy Nodes of a Vehicle | AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18993895 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring an Environment of a Vehicle | HEFLIN, HARRISON JAMES RIEL | 3665 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18993873 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Connection between a User Device and Bluetooth Low Energy Nodes of a Vehicle | TSVEY, GENNADIY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18993342 | Method and Device for Accelerating a Vehicle at a Signaling Unit | ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE | 3661 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18992605 | Safety System for a Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle, and Method for Carrying out a Safety Check on a Motor Vehicle | NGUYEN, CUONG H | 3664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18992744 | Actuating a Power-Electronics DC-DC Converter | TRAN, NGUYEN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19011865 | Method for Improving AR Representations of a 3D Head-up Display in a Motor Vehicle | BRIER, JEFFERY A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881594 | Method for the Harmonized Display of Camera Images in a Motor Vehicle, and Correspondingly Designed Motor Vehicle | RIDER, JUSTIN W | 2486 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18881637 | Method for Operating an Electric Machine of a Vehicle | LI, CE LI | 3661 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has 283 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 102 art units and 257 examiners.
Ronnie M Mancho has the most, with 4 of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.