Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 37 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC currently manages 5 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are assigned to 5 distinct examiners. The portfolio is spread across 3 distinct art units. HOSSAIN, FARZANA E is the busiest examiner for the company. This examiner is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. The distribution of 5 pending office actions across 5 distinct examiners shows that each case has a different reviewer.
The concentration in 3 distinct art units suggests that some cases are being reviewed within the same technical groups. HOSSAIN, FARZANA E manages 1 busiest examiner pending action, which is consistent with the other examiners. This variety of 5 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units requires managing multiple points of contact. Practitioners can see that the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area is the primary focus of these 5 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 1 | 65.5% | +18.2% |
| CHOE, HENRY | 1 | 92.2% | -1.7% |
| WILSON, BRIAN P | 1 | 62.4% | +41.4% |
| IRVIN, THOMAS W | 1 | 77.4% | +14.5% |
| ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| KHUU, IRENE C | 1 | 42.3% | +68.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18425055 | Dynamic Amplitude Adjustment of Analog Input Signals | CHOE, HENRY | — |
| 18502422 | System for Controlling Service Braking in Auxiliary Axle Wheel Brakes | ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18541127 | SIGNAL-ENHANCING CIRCUITS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR | WILSON, BRIAN P | 19d |
| 19312562 | Panable Camera with Trailer Length and Object Detection for Mirrorless Vehicles | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | — |
| 18385482 | Power Line Communication (PLC) Self-Test for Tractor-Trailers | KHUU, IRENE C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18541127 | SIGNAL-ENHANCING CIRCUITS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR | WILSON, BRIAN P | 19d |
| 18532702 | DISC BRAKE SYSTEM WITH TORQUE PLATE, TORQUE PLATE AND METHODS FOR THE USE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | IRVIN, THOMAS W | 76d |
| 19312562 | Panable Camera with Trailer Length and Object Detection for Mirrorless Vehicles | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | — |
| 18385482 | Power Line Communication (PLC) Self-Test for Tractor-Trailers | KHUU, IRENE C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 2 |
| 2482 | 1 |
| 2689 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19312562 | Panable Camera with Trailer Length and Object Detection for Mirrorless Vehicles | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 2482 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 18425055 | Dynamic Amplitude Adjustment of Analog Input Signals | CHOE, HENRY | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18541127 | SIGNAL-ENHANCING CIRCUITS FOR A VEHICLE TRAIN AND METHODS THEREFOR | WILSON, BRIAN P | 2689 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18532702 | DISC BRAKE SYSTEM WITH TORQUE PLATE, TORQUE PLATE AND METHODS FOR THE USE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | IRVIN, THOMAS W | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18502422 | System for Controlling Service Braking in Auxiliary Axle Wheel Brakes | ALGARASH, KAREM AKRAM | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18385482 | Power Line Communication (PLC) Self-Test for Tractor-Trailers | KHUU, IRENE C | 3664 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
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